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[#611] Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
Correct Answer

(B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal

Explanation

Solution: Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah or Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal.

[#612] Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
Correct Answer

(D) Charles Wilkins

Explanation

Solution: In 1785, the Bhagavad Gita was first translated into English by Charles Wilkins and published as “Bhagvat-geeta or Dialogues of Kreeshna and Arjoon” by the British East India Company with an introduction by Lord Warren Hastings, the first British Governor-General of India.

[#613] When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
Correct Answer

(A) September, 1920

Explanation

Solution: On September, 1920, the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta.

[#614] Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
Correct Answer

(C) Acharya Narendra Dev

Explanation

Solution: Acharya Narendra Dev was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party. Acharya Narendra Deva became president.

[#615] Whom had the rebels of 1857 enthroned as the emperor/emperess of India?
Correct Answer

(C) Bahadur Shah Zafar

Explanation

Solution: After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British exiled him from Delhi. Bahadur Shah Zafar was a noted Urdu poet, having written a number of Urdu ghazals. While some part of his opus was lost or destroyed during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a large collection did survive, and was compiled into the Kulliyyat-i-Zafar.