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Sl. No.Question - First in India and First In WorldAnswer
141. Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as 'Lokhitwadi'? Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
142. Which American President defined democracy as the 'government of the people, by the people, for the people'? Abraham Lincoln.
143. Social activist Murlidhar Devidas, the founder of leprosy rehabilitation center 'Anandvan' in Maharashtra was better known as? Baba Amte.
144. To the Greeks, which Maurya ruler was known as 'Sandrokottos'? Chandragupta Maurya.
145. Which Muslim social reformer founded the Aligarh Muslim University, originally known as Mohammeden Anglo-Oriental College, in 1875? Syed Ahmed Khan.
146. Who wrote India's national song 'Vande Mataram'? Bankimchandra Chatterjee.
147. Who was the first education minister of independent India? Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
148. Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, the largest Hindu temple in the world, is dedicated to which God? Lord Vishnu.
149. Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Cogress in 1920? Lala Lajpat Rai.
150. By what name is British lady Madeleine Slade, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, better known? Meera Ben.
151. Whom did Prithviraj Chauhan defeated in the First Battle of Terrain in the year 1191? Mohammed Ghori
152. Who defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Terrain in the year 1192? Mohammed Ghori
153. First Battle of Panipat took place in the year? 1526
154. Whom did Babur defeated in the First Battle of Panipat? Ibrahim Lodhi
155. Whom did Babur defeated in the Battle of Khanwa in the year 1527? Rana Sunga
156. Whom did Akbar defeated in the Second Battle of Panipat in the year 1556? Hemu
157. Third Battle of Panipat took place in the year? 1761
158. Who defeated the Marathas in the Third Battle of Panipat? Ahmad Shah Abdali
159. Battle of Haldi Ghati took place in the year? 1576
160. Whom did the British defeated in the Battle of Plassey in the year 1757? Siraj-ud-daula