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Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?

  1. Alexander Cunningham

  2. William Jones

  3. James Prinsep

  4. Charles Wilkins
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Explanation

Charles Wilkins was an English typographer and Orientalist, and founding member of The Asiatic Society. He is famous in history because he was the first translator of Bhagawat Gita into English. It was published in 1785 and is commonly known as Wilkin’s Gita.

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As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?

  1. 10

  2. 15

  3. 13

  4. 14
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B Correct answer
Explanation
The Government of India Act 1858 is also known as Victoria proclamation. It transferred the power of ruling in India from EIC to the British Crown. It created the post of Secretary and appointed 15 members to assist the Secretary of State for India.
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The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by _________.

  1. Queen Elizabeth I

  2. Queen Anbolin

  3. Queen Mary

  4. Queen Victoria
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Explanation

The East India Company was granted the Royal Charter on 31 December, 1600 by Queen Elizabeth I. As a consequence of this Charter the British East India Company set up trading establishments on the east and west coasts of India and in Bengal. The Company’s ships first arrived in India, at the port of Surat, in 1608.

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Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?

  1. The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in $1723$ AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in $1725$ AD and Karaikal in $1739$ AD

  2. They established their first company in Surat

  3. The French East India Company was formed in $1764$ AD

  4. The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
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Explanation

The French East India Company was established in 1664, not 1764, under the patronage of Jean-Baptiste Colbert during the reign of King Louis XIV.

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The Government of India Act, 1935 vested the residuary power in the:

  1. British Parliament

  2. Federal Legislature

  3. State Legislature

  4. Governor-General
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Explanation

Under the Government of India Act 1935, the residuary powers were vested in the Governor-General, rather than the federal or provincial legislatures.

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The Danish who established trade with India in the seventeenth century belonged to which country?

  1. Denmark

  2. Netherlands

  3. Portugal

  4. Spain
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Explanation

The people of Denmark were known as the Danish. they established trade with India in 1620. They established their trading port in Tranquebar in 1620 and then in Serampore in 1676. However they never concentrated in India and sold their ports to the British and left India.

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Which of the following was not one of the features of Government of India Act, 1935?

  1. Provincial autonomy

  2. Dyarchy of centre and provinces

  3. Bicameral Legislature

  4. All India federation
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Explanation

The 1935 Act introduced provincial autonomy and ended dyarchy at the provincial level, transferring it to the center, but it did not establish dyarchy at both levels; it abolished it in provinces.

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For how long did the Danish colonial empire hold possessions in India befor selling them to the British East India Company? 

  1. 200 years

  2. 100 years

  3. 50 years

  4. They were never present in India
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Explanation

Danish India was the name given to the colonies of Denmark in India, forming part of the Danish colonial empire. Denmark-Norway held colonial possessions in India for more than 200 years, including the town of Tharangambadi in present-day Tamil Nadu state and Serampore in present-day West Bengal. The Danish presence in India was of little significance to the major European powers as they presented neither a military nor a mercantile threat.
However, they never concentrated in India and sold their ports to the British and left India.

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In which state of India was the Danish port of Tranquebar established in 1620?

  1. Tamil Nadu

  2. Bengal

  3. Pondicherry

  4. Kerala
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Explanation

Tharangambadi or Tranquebar, is a town in the Nagapattinam district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on the Coromandel Coast. Tranquebar was the first Danish trading post in India established in 1620. King Christian IV had sent his envoy Ove Gjedde who established contact with Raghunatha Nayak of Tanjore. The Danish government sold the colony of Tranquebar to the British East India Company in 1845.

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Why did the Nayak of Tanjore allow the Danes to establish a port in Tranquebar?

  1. For military assistance

  2. For financial assistance

  3. To establish bilateral relations

  4. For trading opportunities
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Explanation

Tranquebar was the first Danish trading post in India established in 1620. King Christian IV had sent his envoy Ove Gjedde who established contact with Raghunatha Nayak of Tanjore. The Nayak turned out to be interested in trading opportunities and negotiated a treaty granting them the village of Tranquebar.