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Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in India?
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Wellesley
Lord Curzon
Lord Ripon
Correct answer is B
The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
Which leader was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
Dadabhai Naoroji
W.C. Bonnerjee
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Annie Besant
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Correct answer is B
W.C. Bonnerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress in 1885.
Which Indian state was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
Punjab
Jhansi
Hyderabad
Awadh
Bihar
Correct answer is B
Jhansi was annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Who was the founder of the Slave Dynasty in India?
Iltutmish
Balban
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Alauddin Khilji
Nasiruddin Mahmud
Correct answer is C
Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded the Slave Dynasty in India.
Which British officer was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
Lord Linlithgow
General Dyer
Lord Curzon
Lord Mountbatten
Sir John Simon
Correct answer is B
General Dyer ordered the firing at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919, leading to a massacre.