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Pop only the CIVILIAN awards of IndiaRead the answer and worked solution →Place each Indian award on its institution yearRead the answer and worked solution →By which of the following Acts did the British, for the first time, introduce the system of indirect election in India?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Pop only the CIVILIAN awards of India

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Other terms
  1. Param Vir Chakra
  2. Ashok Chakra
  3. Vir Chakra
  4. Maha Vir Chakra
Matching terms
  1. Bharat Ratna
  2. Padma Vibhushan
  3. Padma Bhushan
  4. Padma Shri

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Place each Indian award on its institution year

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End
2000
Start
1950
Events
  1. Year
    1954
    Item
    Bharat Ratna instituted
  2. Year
    1954
    Item
    Padma awards instituted
  3. Year
    1961
    Item
    Arjuna Award started
  4. Year
    1969
    Item
    Dadasaheb Phalke Award started
  5. Year
    1985
    Item
    Dronacharya Award started
  6. Year
    1991
    Item
    Khel Ratna instituted

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By which of the following Acts did the British, for the first time, introduce the system of indirect election in India?

  1. Act of 1856
  2. Act of 1892
  3. Act of 1982
  4. Act of 1956
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Correct answer: B. Act of 1892

1. The Indian Councils Act of 1892 enlarged the legislative councils. 2. It allowed members to be recommended through a system of nomination based on recommendations. 3. This is regarded as the first introduction of the principle of indirect election in India. _Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.77._

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