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  1. 1741JPSC2016HistoryEnglish

    The princely state of Baghat was annexed to the British in

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    Correct option: B — 1850

  2. 1742UPPSC2011HistoryEnglish

    Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion?

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    Correct option: A — James Outram

  3. 1743Nagaland PSC2018HistoryEnglish

    The first railway in India was laid down during the period of

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    Correct option: A — Lord Dalhousie

  4. 1744UPPSC2004HistoryEnglish

    The first railway line was opened in India between

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    Correct option: B — Bombay and Thane

  5. 1745UKPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    The first railway line in India was started in the year

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    Correct option: A — 1853

  6. 1746CGPSC2011HistoryEnglish

    Which company started the First Railway Service in India?

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    Correct option: B — Great Indian Peninsula Railway

  7. 1747UPSC2000HistoryEnglish

    The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of

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    Correct option: B — Dalhousie

  8. 1748JPSC2013HistoryEnglish

    Public Works Department was organised in 1845-1855 by

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    Correct option: A — Lord Dalhousie

  9. 1749UPPSC2003HistoryEnglish

    In whose rule the Widow Remarriage Act was implemented in

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    Correct option: B — Lord Canning

  10. 1750UPPSC2001HistoryEnglish

    Queen Victoria’s manifesto was read out in Allahabad on November 1, 1858 by

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    Correct option: B — Lord Canning

History practice — common questions

Page 175 of this set has 10 questions on it.

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Where do these History MCQs come from?
They are taken from official past papers of Indian government recruitment exams such as RRB NTPC, RRB Group D and RRB JE, and each question keeps a reference to the exam it appeared in.
Are the questions available in Hindi?
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