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Which Mughal Emperor granted a Firman to the East India Company for duty free trading rights in Bengal and why?

posted Jun 27, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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Which british Governor General of India founded the Postal Service in India?

posted Jun 20, 2017 by Brajagopal Das

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Which british king declared cricket as illegal in 1477?

posted Apr 20, 2017 by Divya Nayak

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Where the headquarters of East India Company were located in Bengal?

posted May 26, 2017 by Ram Jana

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Which was the first fort constructed by British in India?

posted May 31, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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Who commanded the 'Hector', the first British trading ship to land at Surat ?

posted Aug 8, 2017 by anonymous

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Who was the last Governor General of India under East India Company Rule?

posted Jun 9, 2017 by Biplab Roy

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Who was the first British Governor-General of India?

posted May 26, 2017 by Sumana

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Which battle give the East Indian Company right to collection of revenue in India for first time?

posted Jun 6, 2017 by Ramya

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Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court established by East India Company?

posted Jul 11, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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Who had implemented the 'Doctrine of Lapse' policy in India?

posted Jun 7, 2017 by Naveen Kumar

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At which monument in Delhi did the British forces arrest Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 1857? [MCQ]

posted Sep 3, 2018 by Alok Dev

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In which year the "Battle of Plassey" was fought and between whom?

posted Apr 20, 2017 by Divya Nayak

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Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?

posted May 12, 2017 by Raghav Choudhary

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What is the name of the British annual pop music awards, that are held in February each year?

posted Mar 27 by Chahat Sharma

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Which British Governor General of India passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878?

posted Jul 24, 2017 by Avijit Maity

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Who was the English ambassador who get permission from Jahangir to build factory for East India Company?

posted May 30, 2017 by Sanam

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During which British Governor rule the Indian Civil Service was introduced?

posted Jun 9, 2017 by Sumana

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Which of these is a British medal instituted in 1918 awarded to officers and warrant officers of the Royal Air Force? [MCQ]

posted Nov 29, 2017 by anonymous

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Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of partition of Bengal in 1905 ?

posted Jun 5, 2017 by Shruthi Naik

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Where did British first open their factories in Eastern part of India?

posted May 26, 2017 by Saheb Pro

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The crosses of how many saints make up the British flag, the Union Jack?

posted Dec 4, 2017 by Deepak Chitragar

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Which British monarch granted the first royal charter to what was eventually known as The East India Company?

posted Apr 26, 2017 by Yogeshwar Thakur

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Who was the first British Governor-General of Bengal?

posted May 15, 2017 by Divya Nayak

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What was Britain called - before it was Britain?

posted Nov 15, 2016 by Nikita Sehgal

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Which British Governor General introduce the Permanent land revenue system in India?

posted Jul 20, 2017 by Debaprasad Maity

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Who was the first British monarch to make a nationwide Christmas broadcast?

posted Dec 18, 2018 by Ujjwal Mehra

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In which year east India Company was established?

posted Sep 15, 2017 by anonymous

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Who was the Viceroy of British India at the time of first session of the Congress? [MCQ]

posted Jun 25, 2019 by Ranjit Kumar

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What is the name of first British to visit India?

posted Mar 25, 2019 by Deepak Jangid

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Which poet is buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey? [MCQ]

posted Dec 15, 2017 by Sandeep Otari

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In which year Jahangir issued the charter to East India Company for establishing the trade establishments in India?

posted Aug 11, 2017 by Ganesh S

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Which British company announced, in 1960, a computer which introduced the use of core memory and was based..............

posted Jul 27, 2021 by Nimish

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What was the objective of "Operation Chastise" carried out by the British in 1943 during World War II?

posted Feb 25, 2018 by Ruchi Kashyap

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Who was the viceroy of India when the control of India was transferred from East India Company to British Crown?

posted Oct 9, 2017 by anonymous

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Which British music chart television programme was originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006?

posted Jun 29, 2017 by Pushpak Chauhan

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What was the first British picture to win an Academy Award for Best Picture? [MCQ]

posted Jun 11, 2018 by Vikram Luthra

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What was the name of the British Royal Yacht that entered service in 1953 and decommissioned on 11 December 1997?

posted Aug 11, 2022 by Atif

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What is the name of a diamond that is set in the sceptre of the British Crown Jewels?

posted Dec 16, 2019 by Upma

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During the reign of which English king was there a succession crisis between his supporters and those of his cousin.....

posted Dec 29, 2020 by Sandeep Otari

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Who, in 1955 and 1956, was the first British driver to win the Mille Miglia, the British Grand Prix.....................

posted Jul 16, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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Which section of the British forces made a famous charge against Russian forces at Balaklava on 25 October 1854?

posted May 16, 2020 by Simranjeet Singh

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Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of 1857?

posted Jul 10, 2018 by Jasmine P

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Who designed Britain's first atomic bomb, which was exploded aboard HMS Plym in the Monte Bello Islands in October 1952? [MCQ]

posted Dec 5, 2017 by anonymous

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Which British laws introduced by the Importation Act of 1815 and repealed in 1846 are examples of British...............

posted Feb 18, 2019 by Sidharth Malhotra

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In which year Shimla was declared as the summer capital of British India?

posted Jun 20, 2017 by Deepa

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The phrase "Victorian Values" is most associated with which 20th century British Prime Minister?

posted Sep 27, 2022 by Nikhil Pandey

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When was the period of English history known as "The Anarchy" or "The Nineteen-Year Winter"?

posted Aug 19, 2022 by Brijesh Talwar

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Which ship was sunk in World War II on 17 June 1940 in the course of evacuating British nationals and troops?

posted Jan 31, 2020 by Varun Kumar

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What is the name of first British Traveler who visited India?

posted Feb 13, 2017 by Amrita