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Multiple choice history social and religious reformation movement cabinet mission freedom and partition of india prominent leaders in indian freedom movement

Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?

  1. C. Rajagopalachari

  2. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

  4. Rajendra Prasad
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Upon independence in August 1947, the title of Viceroy was abolished. The representative of the British Sovereign became known once again as the Governor-General. C. Rajagopalachari became the only Indian Governor-General.

Multiple choice history social and religious reformation movement cabinet mission freedom and partition of india prominent leaders in indian freedom movement

Which of the following personality is related to Tamil Nadu reform movement?

  1. E. V. Ramasamy

  2. Rajaram Mohan Roy

  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  4. Mahatma Gandhi
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E. V. Ramasamy, also known as Periyar, was the leader of the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu, which focused on social reform and the eradication of caste-based discrimination.

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Historical research method includes understanding the references regarding time and space of the given historical events and also various conceptual frameworks used in historical research method.

  1. True

  2. False
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Historical research requires contextualizing events within their specific time and space, while also applying theoretical frameworks to interpret the evidence correctly.

Multiple choice history applied history preservation of our heritage preserving indian heritage spread and propagation of indian culture

Historical research, writing and studies are carried out with an objective of understanding the chronology of the past events and their interconnections.

  1. True

  2. False
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The primary goal of historical study is to create a coherent narrative of the past by understanding the sequence of events and how they relate to one another.

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Sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban controlled Assam, Manipur and Kashmir.

  1. True

  2. False
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Ghiyas ud din Balban was the ninth sultan of the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi. He was the ruler of a vast empire that stretched from Bengal (Gauda) in the east to Ghazni (Gajjana) in Afghanistan in the west and included all of south India (Dravida). This was mentioned in a Sanskrit prashasti which praised him for his achievements.

Multiple choice history delhi during the medieval period sultanate of delhi expansion of delhi sultanate expansion of the delhi sultanate

Which of these is one of the early Turkish rulers Known to India?

  1. Qutbuddin Aibak

  2. Prithviraj Chauhan

  3. Khizr Khan

  4. Bahlul Lodi
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  • Qutubuddin Aibak was the founder of the Slave dynasty. He was a Turkish of the Aybak tribe and was the sultan for only four years, 1206-1210.
  • Prithiviraj Chauhan was a Rajput king of Rajasthan.
  • Sayyid Khizr Khan ibn Malik Sulaiman (reigned 28 May 1414 – 20 May 1421) was the founder of the Sayyid dynasty,
  • Bahlul Khan Lodi was the chief of the Pashtun Lodi tribe founder of Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate upon the abdication of the last claimant from the previous Sayyid rule. Bahlul became sultan of the dynasty on 19 April 1451.