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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
3601	Why did the British prefer the Santhals over the Paharias as settlers in the Rajmahal area?	History Paharias and Santhals	Medium
3602	The conflict between Paharias and Santhals is often described as one between the hoe and the plough. What doe…	History Paharias and Santhals	Medium
3603	The Santhals, once welcomed by the British, rebelled in 1855–56. Which combination of causes best explains th…	History Paharias and Santhals	Hard
3604	Where did the Deccan Riots of 1875 begin?	History Deccan Riots	Easy
3605	Against whom was the anger of the ryots mainly directed in the Deccan Riots?	History Deccan Riots	Easy
3606	Why did the American Civil War (from 1861) lead to a cotton boom in the Bombay Deccan?	History Deccan Riots	Medium
3607	Under the Limitation Law of 1859, loan bonds were valid for:	History Deccan Riots	Medium
3608	A ryot in the Deccan around 1870 complains that he signed new bonds repeatedly and his debt kept growing thou…	History Deccan Riots	Hard
3609	The Fifth Report was submitted to the British Parliament in:	History Official reports as sources	Easy
3610	The Fifth Report mainly dealt with:	History Official reports as sources	Easy
3611	Why was the Fifth Report prepared at that particular time?	History Official reports as sources	Medium
3612	Historians argue that the Fifth Report exaggerated the collapse of zamindari power in Bengal. What lesson doe…	History Official reports as sources	Medium
3613	A historian uses the Deccan Riots Commission report to study peasant grievances. What is the most important p…	History Official reports as sources	Hard
3614	Where did the sepoy mutiny of May 1857 first break out on a large scale?	History Pattern of the rebellion	Easy
3615	Whom did the rebel sepoys proclaim as their leader in Delhi?	History Pattern of the rebellion	Easy
3616	Which leader of 1857 is correctly matched with his or her centre of revolt?	History Pattern of the rebellion	Medium
3617	Why was the support of Bahadur Shah Zafar so important to the rebels?	History Pattern of the rebellion	Medium
3618	In many stations, sepoys first seized the magazine and the treasury and then attacked jails and courts. What …	History Pattern of the rebellion	Hard
3619	In which year was Awadh formally annexed by the British?	History Awadh in revolt	Easy
3620	Who was the Nawab of Awadh deposed and exiled at the time of annexation?	History Awadh in revolt	Easy