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General Knowledge History India MCQ Questions with Answers cover ancient, medieval, and modern Indian history. Common in SSC, IAS, and CDS exams, these questions build strong historical awareness

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61. The first telegraph line between Calcutta and Agra was opened in

  • 1852
  • 1853
  • 1854
  • 1855
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62. When was the first passenger train run in India?

  • January 1848
  • April 1853
  • May 1857
  • April 1852
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63. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the tricolour flag unfurled for the first time?

  • Calcutta Session 1920
  • Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur 1920
  • Lahore Congress 1929
  • Haripura Congress Conference 1938
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64. Which among the following regulations made English as medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges?

  • Pitts India Act 1784
  • Educational Despatch 1854
  • Macaulay Minute 1835
  • Regulating Act 1773
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65. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?

  • Battle of Buxar 1764
  • Battle of Plassey 1757
  • Farrukh Siyar's Farman 1717
  • Ibrahim Khan's Farman 1690
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66. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?

  • 1930
  • 1929
  • 1942
  • 1946
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67. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in legislation?

  • Indian Councils Act 1909
  • Indian Councils Act 1919
  • Government of India Act 1919
  • Government of India Act 1935
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68. Which year did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay write Anand Math?

  • 1858
  • 1892
  • 1882
  • None of these
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69. In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?

  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
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70. Cabinet Mission came to India in the year

  • 1946
  • 1945
  • 1942
  • 1940
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