Which one of the following is the correct statement? 1) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India 2) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern ...

Consider the following statements: 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. 2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the ...

Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to ? 1) Bihar 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Rajasthan 4) Uttar Pradesh ...

Consider the following statements: 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi. 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. 3. Mir Jafar entered in a ...

Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India: [2004] 1. Jhansi 2. Sambalpur 3. Satara The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is: [2004] 1) ...

Under the Permanent Settlement, 1893, the Zamindars are required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was: 1) the Zamindars were trusted by ...

In India, the first Bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was: [2003] 1) Hindustan Commercial Bank 2) Oudh Commercial Bank 3) Punjab National Bank 4) ...

Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833 ? [2003] 1) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished. 2) The ...

With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? [2003] 1) To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts ...

Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English? [2001] 1) William Jones 2) Charles Wilkins 3) Alexander Cunningham 4) John Marshall