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Who is the first Indian woman to swim the English Channel twice

Question Who is the first Indian woman to swim the English Channel twice Type multiple_choice Option Bula Choudhury correct Option Arati Saha incorrect Option Poulomi Ghatak incorrect Option Ankita Das incorrect Solution Bula Choudhury (born 2 January 1970, Hugli, India) is an Indian former swimmer. She is an Arjuna awardee, Padma shri awardee, former India […]

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The University of Calcutta was founded in

Question The University of Calcutta was founded in Type multiple_choice Option 1850 incorrect Option 1857 correct Option 1890 incorrect Option 1901 incorrect Solution The University of is a public collegiate state university located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 24 January 1857 and is the oldest multidisciplinary university.

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Who amongst the following Englishmen was a fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa?

Q. Who amongst the following Englishmen was a fellow of Gandhiji in South Africa? (a) C. F. Andrews (b) Polak (c) Peterson (d) None of these Ans: (b) Polak Explanation: Henry Salomon Leon Polak (1882 — 31 January 1959) was a British-born lawyer, journalist and activist in South Africa who worked in collaboration with Mohandas Gandhi

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Who is the first Chancellor of Calcutta University

Question Who is the first Chancellor of Calcutta University Type multiple_choice Option Sir James William Colvile incorrect Option Joddu Nath Bose incorrect Option Lord Canning correct Option Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay incorrect Solution The first Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta University were Governor General Lord Canning and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sir William

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Who was not a moderate among the freedom fighters?

Q. Who was not a moderate among the freedom fighters? (a) Bipin Chandra Pal (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) W. C. Bannerjee (d) None of these Ans: (a) Bipin Chandra Pal Explanation: Among the given options, Bipin Chandra Pal was not a moderate among the freedom fighters. Bipin Chandra Pal was one of the prominent

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Which of the following statements is correct about the Satyagraha Movement?

Q. Which of the following statements is correct about the Satyagraha Movement? (a) It was started by Mahatma Gandhi. (b) Its objective was to offer peaceful resistance to cruel and unjust laws. (c) Sunday, the 6 April 1919, was observed as the Satyagraha Day and there was an all India hartal. (d) All the above

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Which of the following sections remained largely unaffected by the Swadeshi Movement of 1905?

Q. Which of the following sections remained largely unaffected by the Swadeshi Movement of 1905? A. Women B. Peasantry C. Muslims D. Intelligentsia (a) A and B (b) B and C (c) A and D (d) A, B and C Ans: (b) B and C

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Who is known as the last independent Nawab of Bengal

Question Who is known as the last independent Nawab of Bengal Type multiple_choice Option Mir Jafar incorrect Option Siraj ud-Daulah correct Option Sarfaraz Khan incorrect Option None of the above incorrect Solution Siraj-ud-Daulah (born Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah) was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, reigning from 1756 to 1757.

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Which of the following national leaders powerfully stressed Swaraj as the

Q. Which of the following national leaders powerfully stressed Swaraj as the goal of the Indian People? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) W. C. Bannerjee (c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) R. M. Sayani Ans: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: Among the given options, the national leader who powerfully stressed Swaraj as the goal of the Indian people was

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In which year, Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time

Question In which year, Jyoti Basu became the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the first time Type multiple_choice Option 1971 incorrect Option 1975 incorrect Option 1977 correct Option 1980 incorrect Solution Jyoti Basu, renowned as an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician, emerged as a prominent figure within the Communist movement in India.

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