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General Knowledge Quiz 32

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General Knowledge Quiz 32

Question 1

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East India Company was formed in __


1. 1900

2. 1800

3. 1700

4. 1600

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Answer

: 1600

Explanation

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The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, which was formed to pursue trade with the "East Indies" (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia)

Question 2

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Mohenjo-daro sites were discovered in


1. 1922

2. 1923

3. 1823

4. 1822

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Answer

: 1922

Explanation

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Discovery and Major Excavations. Mohenjo-daro was discovered in 1922 by R. D. Banerji, an officer of the Archaeological Survey of India, two years after major excavations had begun at Harappa, some 590 km to the north.

Question 3

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Military strength of East India Company and the Financial Support of Jaggat Seth of Murshidabad resulted in battle of ___


1. Buxar

2. Plassey

3. Panipat

4. None

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Answer

: Plassey

Explanation

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The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June

Question 4

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Al hilal newspaper was established by ___


1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

2. Nehru

3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

4. None

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Answer

: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Explanation

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The Al-Hilal was a weekly Urdu language newspaper established by the Indian leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and used as a medium for criticism of the British Raj in India. The first issue came out on 13 July 1912

Question 5

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Indian Rebellion of 1857 is also known as ___


1. Battle of Buxar

2. First War Of Independence

3. Battle of Plassey

4. None

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Answer

: First War Of Independence

Explanation

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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India in 1857-58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

Question 6

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One of the founders of Indian National Congress was ___


1. Allan O. Hume

2. Gandhi

3. Nehru

4. AK Azad

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Answer

: Allan O. Hume

Explanation

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The Indian National Congress is a broad-based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.

Question 7

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Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan belonged to ___ party


1. Muslim League

2. Indian National Congress

3. Unionist Party

4. None

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Answer

: Unionist Party

Explanation

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Captain Sardar Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, KBE was a British Indian statesman from the Punjab. He held the office of Prime Minister of the Punjab among other positions. One of the founders of the Unionist Party (Punjab).

Question 8

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Who was first appointed Nazim of Nadva-ul-ulema in 1883


1. Shibli Nomani

2. Hamiduddin Farahi

3. Abdul Bari Nadvi

4. Syed Sulaiman Nadvi

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Answer

: Shibli Nomani

Explanation

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Shibli Nomani was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent during British Raj. He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh. He is known for the founding the Shibli National College in 1883 and the Darul Mussanifin (House of Writers) in Azamgarh

Question 9

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Who divided Bengal into East and West Bengal in July 1905


1. Lord Canning

2. Lord Curzon

3. Lord Mountbaten

4. None

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Answer

: Lord Curzon

Explanation

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The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in 7 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took place on 16 October 1905 and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.

Question 10

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Who drafted Wardha Scheme


1. Dr. Zakir Hussain

2. AK Azad

3. Nehru

4. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

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Answer

: Dr. Zakir Hussain

Explanation

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Zakir Husain Khan was the third President of India, from 13 May 1967 until his death on 3 May 1969. An educationist and intellectual, Husain was the country's first Muslim president, and also the first to die in office




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