Which one of the following did NOT form part of the triple alliance on the eve of the first Anglo-Mysore War?
(a) The English
(b) The Marathas
(c) The Nizam
(d) The Raja of Travancore
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Mahadji, the famous Maratha ruler of the later half of the 18th century, belonged to the House of
(a) Bhonsle
(b) Gaekwad
(c) Holkar
(d) Scindia
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The Moplah Rebellion (1921) took place in
(a) Vidarbha
(b) Marathwada
(c) Telangana
(d) Malabar
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Which one of the following was essentially a mouthpiece of the Liberals?
(a) Young India
(b) Free Press Journal
(c) New India
(d) Leader
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The Whitley Commission was concerned with
(a) Reorganization of civil service
(b) Public health
(c) Education
(d) Labour
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Slavery was abolished in India by an Act of
(a) 1818
(b) 1843
(c) 1855
(d) 1864
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Which of the following Indians was dismissed from the Indian Civil service by the British?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) R.C. Dutt
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Satyendranath Tagore
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The Widow Remarriages Act was passed during the Governor-Generalship of
(a) Canning
(b) Lawrence
(c) Bentinck
(d) Dalhousie
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The Nair Service Society was founded by
(a) K.Ramakrishna Pillai
(b) M. Padmanabhan Pillai
(c) T.M. Madhavan
(d) Chandra Menon
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Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by
(a) Bhaskarrao Jadav
(b) Gopal Babu Walong
(c) Sri Narayan Guru
(d) Jyotiba Phule
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