Answer- B
The Elephanta Caves are also locally known as Gharapuri Caves. These are located on the Elephanta Island in Maharashtra. These Caves are dedicated to both Buddhism and Hinduism. This site was declared as a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1987.
Answer- c
Theravada Buddhism is the oldest surviving School of Buddhism. It is considered closest to early Buddhism. It emerged from the third Buddhist council under Ashoka at Patliputra in 250 BCE. It was based on Pali Canon. This form of Buddhism is still in practice in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand.
Answer- b
The First Law Commission was established during the colonial period in 1834 under the Charter act of 1833. The First Law Commission was established under the chairmanship of Lord Macaulay.
After independence, Law Commission in India is established by an order of the Government of India and its major function is to work for legal reforms in India. The commission is established for a fixed tenure and works as an advisory body to the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Answer- C
Bharatanatyam originated in Tanjore district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight classical dances of India whose origin can be traced to Bharat muni’s Natyashastra.
The Abhinaya Darpana by Nandikesvara is one of the main sources of textual material for the study of the technique and grammar of body Movement in Bharatanatyam dance The accompanying orchestra during a performance consists of a vocalist, amridangam player, violinist flautist & cymbal player. The person who conducts the dance recitation is the Nattuvanar.
Answer- C
Permanent Settlement was fixed with zamindars. They had to pay a fixed (10/11) upon it; so as long as he paid his tax he remained owner of his land. He could sale, transfer or mortgage it. After his death his land could could be inherited by his heirs. But if he failed to pay the tax, the government could take away his land and sell it by auction Under the Permanent Settlement the government decided that land revenue should be fixed permanently and the government promised never to increase it in future. It was made with Zamindars.
Answer- A
Jyotirao Phule was born in 1827 in Satara district of Maharashtra. He was given the title of Mahatma in 1888 by Vithalrao Krishnaji Vandekar, a Maharashtrian social activist.
In 1873, Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj or the Society of Seekers of Truth, for the rights of the different classes, to denounce the caste system and to spread rational thinking.
Phule worked for eradication of untouchability and caste system, emancipation and empowerment of women, reforms in Hindu family life and so on.
Answer:- B
Prominent extremist leaders were Aurobindo Ghosh, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, etc.
Other leaders included Rajnarayan Bose, A K Dutt, VOC Pillai.
Prominent moderate leaders were Dadabhai Naoroji, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Womesh Chandra Banerjee, Pheroz Shah Mehta, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, etc.
Answer:- B
Answer- b
Arya Samaj was written by Lala Lajpat Rai.
The Indian Struggle was authored by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The book India Divided was authored by Rajendra Prasad.
Some important books authored by
Jawaharlal Nehru include-The Discovery of India An Autobiography Glimpses of World History
Answer:- C
Answer- b
M C Setalwad was a distinguished member of the Servants of India Society.
ShaukatUsmania founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) formed in Kanpur in 1925.
Answer – b
Karachi hosted the annual Indian National Congress session TWICE since its inception.
In 1913, under the President ship of Syed Mohammed, the annual Indian National Congress session took place in Karachi. Hence Statement 1 is not correct. In 1931 Karachi Session, a resolution on Fundamental rights and National Economic Programme was passed in Karachi Session.
Saradar Vallabhai Patel was the president of the session in 1931.
Hence Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
Answer- d
Mahatma Gandhi –
President of Congress in 1924 Belgaum Session
Rash Behari Ghosh was president of Surat in 1907.
Rashbehari Bose was not the President of the Congress ever.
Bal Gangadar Tilak was not the President of the Congress ever. Extremists tried for Tilak’s Presidentship.
However it resulted in Surat Split in 1907.
Rajendra Prasad was the president of the congress in 1934 Bombay Session.
Rajagopalachari was not the President of the Congress ever.
Hence 2, 3 and 5 are correct.
Please note that Rash Behari Ghosh and Rashbehari Bose are two different persons
Answer- A
Dasavatar temple at Deogarh (Lalitpur, UP)- Built in the Gupta Period, the Dashavatara Temple at Deogarhin 6th Century shows the ornate Gupta style architecture.
Sun temple at Konark – It was built by Ganga King Narasimha deva in the 13th Century. It is UNESCO world heritage site.
Kailashnath temple at Kanchi– It was built by Pallavaking Rajasimha(658-705 AD) and known for Rajasimha style. It contains all the feature of the Dravidian style. It is
UNESCO world heritage site Meguti temple at Aihole- It was built by Ravikirti. It bears the famous Aihole Inscription which confirms that Harshaa was defeated by Pulakesin II at 618 AD. It is UNESCO world heritage site
Answer:- B
The Berlin Committee, laterknown as the Indian Independence Committee after 1915, was an organisation formed in Germany in 1914 during World War I by Indian students and political activists residing in thecountry. The purpose of the committee was to to mobilse Indian settlers abroad tosend volunteers and arms to India and inthis way to promote the cause of IndianIndependence.
The goals and requirements of the committee
Answer:- B
(a) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association. It is correct.
(b) S SubramaniyaIyer renounced his knighthood in protest against the Rowlatt Act. It is incorrect because he renounced his knighthood in protest against suppressing Home rule leagues during Home rule movement.
(c) LalaLajpatRai and N C Kelkar were the responsivists among Swarajists. It is correct.
(d) Shyamji Krishna Verma set up India Home rule society in 1905. It is correct.
Answer:- A
The zamindars held extensive personal lands termed milkiyat, meaning property. Milkiyat lands were cultivated for the private use of zamindars, often with the help of hired or servile labour. The zamindars could sell, bequeath or mortgage these lands at will. It is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari.
During the rule of Vijayanagar Empire, Kuttagari system was adopted. It is a Lease system of cultivation. ‘Samachari’ deals with the rules for Jaina monks found in the Kalpasutras.
Hence 1 and 2 only correctly matched.
Answer:- A
Lord Irwin on October 31, 1929, declared that is implicit in the Declaration of 1917 that the natural issue of India’s constitutional progress as they contemplated is the attainment of Dominion status. However, there was no time scale.
The dominion status promised by Irwin would not be available for a long time to come. There was in reality nothing new or revolutionary in the declaration. Lord Irwin also promised a Round Table Conference after the Simon Commission submitted its report.
Answer: A
Answer- d
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