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Question 61. Awadh was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1856. Which one of the following statements about Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, is not correct?
  1.    He was a great patron of Indian music and dance
  2.    He had good command over Persian and Urdu languages and wrote several books
  3.    He is regarded as the father of modern Urdu stage
  4.    The prolonged period of peace and prosperity during his rule resulted in the growth of a distinct Lucknow culture around the Oudh court
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> The prolonged period of peace and prosperity during his rule resulted in the growth of a distinct Lucknow culture around the Oudh court
Answer: (d)
Question 62. Why did British resort to the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’ till 1854
  1.    To justify their social policy in India
  2.    To justify their education policy in India
  3.    To justify their industrial policy in India
  4.    To justify their commercial policy in India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> To justify their education policy in India
Answer: (b)
Question 63. Who is commonly known as the ‘Navigator’?
  1.    King John II
  2.    Price Henry
  3.    King Emmanuel
  4.    Pope Alexander VI
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Price Henry
Answer: (b)
Question 64. By which Governor General and when was the Carnatic state annexed?
  1.    Lord Minto-1808
  2.    Lord Wellesly-1801
  3.    Sir John Shore-1797
  4.    Lord Cornwallis-1792
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lord Wellesly-1801
Answer: (b)
Question 65. What were Calicoes?
  1.    Indigo exported from India
  2.    Cotton exported from India
  3.    Textile exported from India
  4.    Precious stories exported from India
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Textile exported from India
Answer: (c)
Question 66. The suppression of Indian language newspapers under the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was caused by the criticism of
  1.    lavish lifestyle of the English officials
  2.    ill-treatment given to Indigo workers by their English masters
  3.    inhuman approach of English officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77
  4.    misuse of religious places of India by English officials
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> ill-treatment given to Indigo workers by their English masters
Answer: (b)

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