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Who among the following British ethnographers launched the Survey of India project in the 1860s?

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Important Questions on History

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Consider the following statements about the Morley Minto reforms of 1909.

1. They were named after the British Parlia­mentarians, Minto and Morley.
2. They provided for limited self-government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils.
3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative Council.   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Which of the following statements about town planning in British India in the early 19th century is/are correct?

1. The funds for town improvement were also raised through public lotteries.

2. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of the 19th century.

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The author of 'Nil Darpan' was:
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Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875).

1. It was a peasant revolt but not a movement of the poor tribal or landless peasants.

2. It was led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry who were called Kunvi peasants in Maharashtra.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The Moplah peasant struggles took place in:
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Alluri Sitarama Raju's Rebellion (1922-24) took place in_____.
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Which of the following Princely States saw Major Movements over the period from the 1930s to 1940s?

1. Tripura

2. Nilgiri

3. Baroda

4. Travancore

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Dinabandhu Mitra published a play in Bengali titled —Neel Darpan (Blue Mirror), which depicted the atrocities on the indigo planters. The play was translated into English by: