441: The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year:
(a) 1905
(b) 1911
(c) 1912
(d) 1916
442: The first geostationary satellite launched by India is:
(a) Aryabhata
(b) Bhaskara
(c) APPLE
(d) INSAT 1B
443: India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?
(a) As compared to other countries, India had a better ship building technology in ancient and medieval times
(b) The rulers of southern India always patronized traders, brahmin priests and buddhist monks in this context
(c) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(d) Both (a) and (b) are convincing explanations in this context
444: Which of the following Acts was introduced by the Britishers to remove the shortcomings of the Regulating Act?
(a) Pitt's India Act, 1784
(b) Rowlatt Act
(c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) Government of India Act 1919
445: When the Portuguese arrived in India, the foreigners whom they encountered as trade rivals were the
(a) Persians
(b) Arabs
(c) Dutch
(d) English