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  1. 1751UPPSC2010HistoryEnglish

    Who of the following was the first Viceroy of India?

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    Correct option: C — Lord Canning

  2. 1752UPPSC2009HistoryEnglish

    Queen Victoria’s Proclamation was read out by Lord Canning on 1st November, 1858 at

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    Correct option: A — Allahabad

  3. 1753UPPSC2004HistoryEnglish

    The right to adopt heir in place of own son was reestablished by

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    Correct option: D — Queen’s announcement of 1858

  4. 1754Mizoram PSC2019HistoryEnglish

    Queen Victoria was appointed the Empress of India in

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    Correct option: A — 1858

  5. 1755UPPSC2011HistoryEnglish

    Which Governor-General had abolished slavery?

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    Correct option: B — Lord Ellenborough

  6. 1756UPPSC1998HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following is correctly matched?

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    Correct option: A — Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement

  7. 1757UPPSC1998HistoryEnglish

    Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: D — Lord Canning - Masterly Inactivity

  8. 1758UPPSC2008HistoryEnglish

    ‘Permanent Settlement’ was introduced during the tenure of

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    Correct option: B — Lord Cornwallis

  9. 1759UPPSC2001HistoryEnglish

    Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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    Correct option: C — Lord Hastings - Second Anglo-Maratha War

  10. 1760UPPSC2015HistoryEnglish

    When was Peshwaship abolished?

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    Correct option: B — 1818

History practice — common questions

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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.
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