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2026The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by…2026“The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and…” and 2 more statements2023With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot…2022With reference to Indian history: “The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted…2021In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English…2020With reference to the history of India: Pairs: Aurang, Banian, Mirasidar2020Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first…2020Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of2020Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because2018Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
Show all 192018After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ?2018Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the2018The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were2018Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?2018Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ?2018With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India: Institution: Sanskrit College at Benaras…2017Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British…2017The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for2017“The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers…” and 1 more statement