Correct Answer : Lord Ellenborough
During the Lord Ellenborough from 1842 to 1844, the state of Sindh was fully merged in the British Empire in August, 1843. The main reason being the First Anglo-Afghan War.
Correct Answer : James Princep
James Princep was an English scholar, orientalist, and antiquary. He is best remembered for deciphering the Kharosthi and Brahmi scripts of ancient India. He was also the founding editor of the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Correct Answer : Devendranath Tagore
Devendranath Tagore appointed Keshub Chandra Sen as the “acharya” in the year 1862. Tagore gave him the title Brahmananda to Keshub Chandra Sen. In the year 1865, he was dismissed from the office.
Correct Answer : Kapur Singh
Nawab Kapur Singh is considered one of the major figures in Sikh history, under whose leadership the Sikh community traversed one of the darkest periods of its history. He was the organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and the Dal Khalsa. Nawab Kapur Singh is regarded by Sikhs as a leader and general par excellence.
Correct Answer : Bajirao I
Bajirao I tried to convince Shahu to attack the Mughals during their declining condition. He dreamt to fly the Maratha flag from the Krishna to Attock. Shahu accepted his proposal.
Correct Answer : Some French ship was captured by English commander Commodore Barnet
Joseph Francis Dupleix the French governor of Chandarnagar was not in favor of violence or war with English. At that time Commodore Barnet, the English commander captured some French ship. It was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War.
Correct Answer : Sir Charles Eyre
Fort William was set up in 1696 and t was named Fort William in 1700. It was the seat of the eastern presidency with its first president Sir Charles Eyre.
Correct Answer : 1878
In the year 1878, Vernacular Press act was passed by the governor general Lord Lytton. The main objective of the act was to suppress the newspapers which used to write against the British. Later in 1881, the act was repealed by Lord Lytton.
Correct Answer : Sudhir Gosh
Sudhir Ghosh was a politician and diplomat. He acted as an emissary between Mahatma Gandhi and the Labour Government during the discussions of 1945-47 leading to the independence of India.
Correct Answer : Ambika Charan Majumdar
