Indian History Quiz: Day 08

Answer: D

Answer: B

Answer: B

Answer: B

Answer: C

Answer: C

Answer: D

• The tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Tāj Mahal.
• The tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah, is a mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
• Often described as a “jewel box”, sometimes called the “Bachcha Taj”, as the tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal.

Answer: C

• Mentioned in Tamil literature of the Sangam era (6th century BCE to the 4th century CE), including the epic Silapadikaram.
• The temple was first built by the Chola ruler, Dharmavarman.
• During the period of invasion and plunder by the Ala ud Din Khilji’s Muslim general Malik Kafur and his Delhi Sultanate forces in 1311.
  has the unique distinction of being the foremost among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to the god Vishnu

Answer: B

• Important Aspects
• SPURT IN UNDERGROUND ACTIVITIES
• WOMEN PARTICIPATION
• FORMATION OF PARALLEL NATIONAL GOVERNEMNTS

Ballia (in August 1942 for a week)—under Chittu Pandey. He got many Congress leaders released.

Tamluk (Midnapore, from December 1942 to September 1944)—Jatiya Sarkar undertook cyclone relief work, sanctioned grants to schools, supplied paddy from the rich to the poor, organised Vidyut Vahinis, etc.

Satara (mid-1943 to 1945)—named “Prati Sarkar”, was organised under leaders like Y.B. Chavan, Nana Patil, etc. Village libraries and Nyayadan Mandals were organised, prohibition campaigns were carried on and ‘Gandhi marriages’ were organised.

Answer: B

List of Rulers

• Bimbisara(544–492 BCE)
• Ajatashatru(492–460 BCE)
• Udayin(460–444 BCE)
• Anuruddha (444–440 BCE)
• Munda (440–437 BCE)
• Nāgadāsaka(437–413 BCE)

Haryanka dynasty was ultimately overthrown out of power by their Amatya (minister),

Shishunaga. – 413–395 BCE

Kalashoka -395–367 BCE

Nandivardhana-367–355 BCE

Mahanandin355–345 BCE

Answer: C

Answer: C

• He Bibi Ka Maqbara (English: “Tomb of the Lady”) is a tomb located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
• It was commissioned in 1660 by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the memory of his wife Dilras Banu Begum (posthumously known as Rabia-ud-Daurani) and is considered to be a symbol of Aurangzeb’s ‘conjugal fidelity’.
• It bears a striking resemblance to the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Aurangzeb’s mother, Mumtaz Mahal

Answer: A

Answer: B

• Chandragupta II was the second ruler of the dynasty to bear the name “Chandragupta”, the first being his grandfather Chandragupta I.
  He was also simply known as “Chandra”, as attested by his coins.
• The Sanchi inscription of his officer Amrakardava states that he was also known as Deva-raja.
• The records of his daughter Prabhavatigupta, issued as a Vakataka queen, call him Chandragupta as well as Deva-gupta.
• Deva-shri (IAST: Devaśri) is another variation of this name.
• The Delhi iron pillar inscription states that king Chandra was also known as “Dhava”:

Answer: C

Vijaynagar Empire was estb. In 1336
by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty
1 Sangama dynasty (1336 – 1485 CE)
2 Saluva dynasty (1485 – 1505 CE)
3 Tuluva dynasty (1491 – 1570 CE)
4 Aravidu dynasty (1542 – 1646 CE)

Answer:-B

• Dominion Status
• The expansion of the governor-general’s Executive Council to include more Indians.
• The Establishment of an Advisory War council
• Giving full weight to minority opinion.
• Recognition of Indians’ right to frame their own constitution (after the war would end), framed ‘mainly’ by Indians.

Answer:-B

• Tuluva dynasty (1491 – 1570 CE)
• Tuluva Narasa Nayaka (1491–1503 CE), first ruler
• Viranarasimha Raya (1503–1509 CE)
• Krishnadevaraya (1509–1529 CE), greatest ruler of empire
• Achyuta Deva Raya (1529–1542 CE)
• Sadasiva Raya (1542–1570 CE), last ruler

Answer:-C

• In the Third round table conference, a Cambridge student Chaudhary Rehmat Ali coined the term Pakistan.
• On 28 January 1933, he published a pamphlet “Now or Never” which is called “Pakistan Declaration“.

This declaration said:

” At this solemn hour in the history of India, when British and Indian statesmen are laying the foundations of a Federal Constitution for that land, we address this appeal to you, in the name of our common heritage, on behalf of our thirty million Muslim brethren who live in PAKSTAN – by which we mean the five Northern units of India, Viz: Punjab, North-West Frontier Province (Afghan Province), Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan.

• This pamphlet appealed the Government that the five northern Units of India come up as a state independent of the proposed Indian Federation.
• But, this was not a movement until Jinnah Took it up.
• For Jinnah, the Congress was “Gandhi Hindu Congress”.
• On March 20, 1940, the Muslim League met at Lahore. Here Fazlul Haq, the Premier of Bengal, who along with Muslim League had formed the Government Bengal Province, moved a resolution, which was passed by Muslim League.

The resolution said:

• the areas in which Muslims are numerically in majority, as in north-western and eastern zones of India, should be grouped to constitute the Independent States in which the Constituent units would be autonomous and sovereign”.

Answer:-A

Answer:-B

Context

• It was called to give a closure to the matters discussed in previous RTCs.

Participation

• It was attended by only 46 delegates and was boycotted by Indian National Congress as well as Labour Party in Britain.
• Main participants included – Agha Khan III, BR Ambedkar, NM Joshi, Ramasami Mudaliar, Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz, TB Sapru, Sir Purshottam Das Thakurdas etc.

Outcome

• British prepared a White Paper on the new Constitution of India.
• It was published in March 1933 and contained four major proposals:

–Creation of an All India Federation comprising of British India and Indian Princely States

–Provincial Autonomy i.e. responsible government in Provinces

–Dyarchy at Centre

–Safeguards which vested special powers in central and provincial executive.