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Which of the following developments resulted in shifting of leading sector from cotton to steel?

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  1. Invention of steam engine.

  2. Discovery of iron metal.

  3. Expansion of railways.

  4. Establishment of cotton mills.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
With the expansion of railways, in England from the 1840s and in the colonies from the 1860s, the demand for iron and steel increased rapidly. By 1873 Britain was exporting iron and steel worth about £ 77 million, double the value of its cotton export.

In 1918 the convention of 'Hindi Sahitya Sammelan' was organized in ______ which was presided by Gandhiji.

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  1. Bhopal

  2. Indore

  3. Jabalpur

  4. Rewa

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Correct Option: B

When 'Jnyan Prakash Mandal' was set up?

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  1. 1900

  2. 1904

  3. 1907

  4. 1913

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Correct Option: C

Which firing incidence of Madhya Pradesh is called 'Jallianwala Bagh of Madhya Pradesh? 

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  1. Tulria Forest firing

  2. Ghoda Dhongri Forest firing

  3. Charan Paduka firing

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Who led the 'Forest Struggle' of Turia Jungle Seoni?

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  1. Durga Shankar Mehta

  2. Birju Gond

  3. Ganjan Singh

  4. Seth Sunder Lal

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Correct Option: C

In which district of Madhya Pradesh Chandra Shekhar Azad was born?

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  1. Jhabua

  2. Mandla

  3. Alirajpur

  4. Singrauli

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Correct Option: C

The port which gained importance in place of Hoogly during the colonial rule in India.

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  1. Bombay

  2. Calcutta

  3. Visakhapatnam

  4. Madras

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Correct Option: B

Why did Prince Chain Singh of Narsinghgarh start agitation against British?

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  1. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Meerut Cantonment.

  2. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Sehore Cantonment.

  3. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Gwalior Cantonment.

  4. He was insulted by political Agent Maddoc of Jhansi Cantonment.

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Correct Option: B

In North India, the Elgin Mill was started in Kanpur in

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  1. 1860s

  2. 1870s

  3. 1880s

  4. 1890s

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Kanpur, India. Elgin Mills Company Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of British India Corp. Ltd.

Which city of England developed as a finishing centre?

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  1. Manchester

  2. Cambridge

  3. London

  4. Nottingham

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

London came to know as finishing center for textile industries because, a merchant clothier in England purchased wool from a wool stalper, and  carried it to the spinners, the yarn that was taken in subsequent stages of production to weavers, fullers and then to dyers. The finishing was done in London before the export merchant sold the cloth in the international market.