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The first cotton textile mill in India was set up in
- Kolkata – Ghusuri
- Kolkata – Sinthimore
- Nagpur
- Thane
Answer: DThane
Name the first newspaper in India.
- Parthenon
- Digdarshan
- Bengal Gazette / Hicky’s Gazette / Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
- Samachar Darpan
Answer: CBengal Gazette / Hicky’s Gazette / Hicky’s Bengal Gazette
Which British Act envisaged the parliamentary system of government in India?
- Charter Act of 1793
- Charter Act of 1813
- Charter Act of 1853
- Charter Act of 1833
Answer: DCharter Act of 1833
Who started the Faraizi movement in Bengal?
- Titumir
- Kunwar Singh
- Digambar Singh
- Haji Shariyatullah
Answer: DHaji Shariyatullah
Which Mughal emperor granted the Farman of 1717 to the British East India Company?
- Bahadur Shah II
- Shah Alam II
- Farrukshiyar
- Muhammad Shah
Answer: CFarrukshiyar
In India, the first paper mill was set up in West Bengal at
- Srirampur
- Bansberia
- Kulti
- Budge Budge
Answer: ASrirampur
The first cotton textile mill in India was set up in which year?
- 1820
- 1812
- 1840
- 1818
Answer: D1818
Who was the founder of Tattwabodhini Sabha in Bengal?
- Dadoba Pandurang
- Debendranath Tagore
- Radha Kanta Deb
- Keshab Chandra Sen
Answer: BDebendranath Tagore
The names of Sidho and Kanho are associated with which rebellion?
- Chuar rebellion
- Sannyasi rebellion
- Santhal rebellion
- Kol rebellion
Answer: CSanthal rebellion
Who wrote the drama Neel Darpan?
- Harishchandra Mukherjee
- Girishchandra Ghosh
- Dwijendralal Roy
- Dinabandhu Mitra
Answer: DDinabandhu Mitra
Who was the Mughal emperor during the Revolt of 1857?
- Aurangzeb
- Mir Qasim
- Bahadur Shah II
- Sarfaraz Khan
Answer: CBahadur Shah II
Who founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta?
- Alexander Cuaningham
- John Stuart Mill
- William Jones
- David Hare
Answer: CWilliam Jones
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