టీజీపీఎస్సీ గ్రూప్-1 ప్రిలిమ్స్ 2002
286 ప్రశ్నలు, ప్రతిదానికి అధికారిక సమాధానం మరియు వివరణ.
ఒకే ప్రశ్న పలు సంవత్సరాల్లో వస్తే, మొదటిసారి అడిగిన సంవత్సరం కింద చూపిస్తాం.
- Q1Prehistory, the Harappan Civilisation and archaeological finds
Among the following, who did not attempt to understand the Harappan script?
- aIravatham Mahadevan
- bRam Sharan Sharmaసరైన సమాధానం
- cS.R. Rao
- dFather Heras
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Option B is correct because Ram Sharan Sharma was a renowned modern historian who focused on ancient Indian socio-economic history and feudalism, and did not undertake decipherment attempts of the Harappan script. Option A: Iravatham Mahadevan was a leading epigraphist who compiled the concordance of Harappan inscriptions and proposed a Dravidian linguistic basis. Option C: S.R. Rao attempted to decipher the Harappan script by reading it as an early alphabetic form related to the Indo-European and Vedic Sanskrit families. Option D: Father Henry Heras was one of the pioneer scholars who analyzed the script signs and argued for a Proto-Dravidian language identity.
- Q2Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
'Purva Mimamsa' was interpreted by Jaimini. Who interpreted 'Uttara Mimamsa'?
- aPatanjali
- bGautama
- cKapila
- dVyasaసరైన సమాధానం
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Option D is correct because Uttara Mimamsa, commonly known as Vedanta, was formulated through the Brahma Sutras attributed to Badarayana, traditionally identified with sage Vyasa. Option A: Patanjali formulated the classical Yoga school of Indian philosophy through the Yoga Sutras. Option B: Gautama founded the Nyaya school of philosophy, which focuses on logic and epistemology. Option C: Kapila was the founder and expounder of the Samkhya system of philosophy.
- Q3Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
Which city among the following was founded by Ajatashatru?
- aDhanyakataka
- bNalanda
- cPataliputraసరైన సమాధానం
- dAmbili
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Ajatashatru founded the fortified settlement of Pataligrama at the junction of the Ganges and Son rivers, which evolved into the imperial city of Pataliputra. Option A: Dhanyakataka was an ancient city and prominent Buddhist hub in Andhra Pradesh that served as an early Satavahana capital. Option B: Nalanda was established as a world-renowned Mahavihara and university under the patronage of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I. Option D: Ambili is not an ancient urban foundation connected to the Magadha empire or Ajatashatru.
- Q4The Mauryan Empire
Which of the following books has the rebellion of Chandragupta Maurya against the Nanda kings as its theme?
- aKautilya's Arthashastra
- bVishakhadatta's Mudrarakshasaసరైన సమాధానం
- cPatanjali's Mahabhashya
- dMegasthenes' Indica
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Option B is correct because Vishakhadatta's Sanskrit historical play 'Mudrarakshasa' narrates the political machinations of Chanakya to overthrow the Nanda dynasty and secure the throne for Chandragupta Maurya. Option A: Kautilya's Arthashastra is a treatise on statecraft, economic policy, and military strategy rather than a narrative work on the rebellion. Option C: Patanjali's Mahabhashya is a classic commentary on Panini's Sanskrit grammar (Ashtadhyayi). Option D: Megasthenes' Indica is an eyewitness account detailing the society, geography, and administration of Mauryan India.
- Q5The Mauryan Empire
Who founded the Mauryan dynasty?
- aChandragupta Mauryaసరైన సమాధానం
- bAshoka
- cBindusara
- dSkandagupta
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Option A is correct because Chandragupta Maurya established the Mauryan dynasty around 322 BCE after overthrowing the Nanda dynasty ruler Dhana Nanda with the strategic help of Chanakya (Kautilya). Option B: Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan dynasty and the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. Option C: Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor and the son of Chandragupta Maurya. Option D: Skandagupta was an emperor of the later Gupta dynasty, noted for repelling the Huna invasions.
- Q6The Mauryan Empire
Ashoka's victory over Kalinga is mentioned in one of the following?
- aMajor Rock Edict XIIIసరైన సమాధానం
- bMajor Rock Edict XII
- cSpecial Rock Edict on Kalinga
- dArthashastra
వివరణ
Option A is correct because Ashoka's Major Rock Edict XIII vividly describes the devastation, suffering, and casualties of the Kalinga war, which led to his deep remorse and adoption of Dhamma. Option B: Major Rock Edict XII is incorrect because it focuses entirely on the growth of the essence of all religious sects and mutual respect. Option C: Special Rock Edict on Kalinga is incorrect because the separate Kalinga edicts at Dhauli and Jaugada focus on paternal administrative policies and pacification rather than narrating the military victory. Option D: Arthashastra is incorrect because it is a treatise on statecraft attributed to Kautilya and does not mention Ashoka's military conquest of Kalinga.
- Q7The Mauryan Empire
In 327 BC, in which battle did Alexander defeat Porus?
- aBattle of Sutlej
- bBattle of Hydaspesసరైన సమాధానం
- cBattle of Nicaea
- dBattle of Sindh
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Option B is correct because Alexander the Great fought and defeated King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum, known in classical Greek sources as the Hydaspes, in 326 BC. Option A: Battle of Sutlej is incorrect because Alexander's army never reached or fought a major battle along the Sutlej river. Option C: Battle of Nicaea is incorrect because Nicaea was a city founded by Alexander to commemorate his victory after the battle, not the battle itself. Option D: Battle of Sindh is incorrect because Alexander campaigned through the lower Indus valley and Sindh during his retreat, but the battle against Porus occurred much earlier in the Punjab region.
- Q8Gupta and post-Gupta India
Tax-free villages given to learned Brahmins in ancient India were known as the following?
- aAgraharaసరైన సమాధానం
- bMagasthanas
- cAgresenus
- dBhuktis
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Option A is correct because an Agrahara was a rent-free village or tract of land donated by ancient Indian rulers to learned Brahmins to support their maintenance and educational activities. Option B: Magasthanas is not an authentic historical administrative or fiscal term for revenue-exempt land endowments. Option C: Agresenus has no historical basis as a designation for ancient Indian royal land grants. Option D: Bhuktis were provincial administrative divisions in ancient empires like the Guptas, rather than tax-free village donations.
- Q9Gupta and post-Gupta India
Among the following, who is the author of Dayabhaga?
- aVigneshwara
- bKulluka Bhatta
- cVishwarupa
- dJimutavahanaసరైన సమాధానం
వివరణ
Option D is correct because Jimutavahana was the 12th-century legal scholar who authored the Dayabhaga, a foundational Hindu legal treatise on inheritance and property rights followed primarily in Bengal and Assam. Option A: Vigneshwara (Vijnaneshwara) authored the Mitakshara, another major school of Hindu inheritance law. Option B: Kulluka Bhatta wrote a famous commentary on the Manusmriti. Option C: Vishwarupa authored the Balakrida, an early commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti.
- Q10Gupta and post-Gupta India
Which of the following works was authored by Harsha?
- aNaganandamసరైన సమాధానం
- bRatnavali
- cNalacharitam
- dNaishadham
వివరణ త్వరలో.
- Q11Gupta and post-Gupta India
Which of the following foreign travelers mentioned below visited India in the 7th century?
- aAl-Biruni
- bFa Hien
- cI-tsingసరైన సమాధానం
- dSulaiman
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the Chinese Buddhist monk I-tsing travelled to India by the sea route and resided here between 671 and 695 CE during the late seventh century. Option A: Al-Biruni arrived in the Indian subcontinent in the early eleventh century CE alongside Mahmud of Ghazni. Option B: Fa Hien visited India earlier during the fifth century CE in the reign of Chandragupta II. Option D: Sulaiman, the Arab merchant and traveller, visited India during the ninth century CE.
- Q12Early medieval South Indian dynasties
During whose reign did the world-renowned and historically significant bronze Nataraja idols of South India develop and flourish?
- aPandyas
- bCheras
- cPallavas
- dCholasసరైన సమాధానం
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Option D is correct because the Chola period witnessed the pinnacle of the lost-wax (cire perdue) technique, producing iconic bronze sculptures of Nataraja that became world-renowned. Option A: Pandyas contributed significantly to cave and structural temples, but their bronze casting did not reach the iconic renown of Chola Natarajas. Option B: Cheras held power on the western coast and did not spearhead the development of the classical bronze Nataraja tradition. Option C: Pallavas initiated early South Indian metal sculpting, but the mature, canonical form of the dancing Shiva Nataraja flowered under the Cholas.
- Q13Early medieval South Indian dynasties
According to which inscription was Beta I the first Kakatiya king?
- aJanagadh Inscription
- bGhantasala Inscription
- cKazipet Inscriptionసరైన సమాధానం
- dAmaravati Inscription
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the Kazipet Darga inscription issued by Beta II records the early genealogy of the dynasty and identifies his grandfather, Beta I, as the first ruler who established Kakatiya rule in Hanumakonda. Option A: The Junagarh inscription is a northern Indian rock record associated with the Saka king Rudradaman and the Gupta emperor Skandagupta. Option B: The Ghantasala inscriptions belong to early Buddhist sites of the Krishna delta and have no relation to the Kakatiya royal line. Option D: The Amaravati inscriptions predominantly document the Satavahanas, Ikshvakus, and later local Kota chiefs.
- Q14Early medieval South Indian dynasties
In which of the following mentioned texts is the description of Warangal city explained in great detail?
- aRajasekhara Charitram
- bKalapoornodayam
- cKreedabhiramamసరైన సమాధానం
- dNeelambari
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Option C is correct because Kreedabhiramam, a celebrated Telugu street drama composed by Vinukonda Vallabharaya, provides a vivid and extensive description of the social life, bazaars, courtesans, and urban architecture of Warangal during the Kakatiya era. Option A: Rajasekhara Charitram is a late nineteenth-century work written by Kandukuri Veeresalingam, recognized as the first modern Telugu novel. Option B: Kalapoornodayam is an allegorical poetic romance written by Pingali Surana during the sixteenth century. Option D: Neelambari is the name of a classical Indian musical raga, not a medieval literary text depicting the city of Warangal.
- Q15Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Among the following poets, who adorned the royal court of Pedakomati Vemareddy?
- aBammera Pothanamatyudu
- bSrinatha Sarvabhaumuduసరైన సమాధానం
- cTikkana Somayaji
- dVemulawada Bhimakavi
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Option B is correct because Srinatha held the high office of Vidyadhikari in the royal court of Pedakomati Vema Reddy of Kondavidu, producing celebrated literary works during this period. Option A: Bammera Pothanamatyudu rejected court patronage entirely, choosing to dedicate his Andhra Maha Bhagavatam to Lord Rama rather than mortal kings. Option C: Tikkana Somayaji belonged to the thirteenth century and served as the court poet and minister to King Manumasiddhi II of Nellore. Option D: Vemulawada Bhimakavi was an earlier medieval poet from the eleventh or twelfth century and was not associated with the Kondavidu Reddi court.
- Q16The Delhi Sultanate
Qutb al-Din Aibak was the founder of
- aMughal dynasty in India
- bSlave dynasty in Indiaసరైన సమాధానం
- cKhilji dynasty in India
- dSayyid dynasty in India
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Option B is correct because Qutb al-Din Aibak founded the Mamluk or Slave dynasty in 1206 CE following the death of his master Muhammad Ghori, thereby establishing the Delhi Sultanate. Option A: The Mughal dynasty was founded in 1526 CE by Babur after defeating Ibrahim Lodi at the First Battle of Panipat. Option C: The Khalji dynasty was founded in 1290 CE by Jalaluddin Khalji after overthrowing the last Mamluk ruler. Option D: The Sayyid dynasty was founded in 1414 CE by Khizr Khan following the collapse of the Tughlaq dynasty.
- Q17Vijayanagara and the Deccan Sultanates
Among the following, who was also known as 'Madhyaram'?
- aIbrahim Quli Qutb Shahసరైన సమాధానం
- bNizam-ul-Mulk
- cAbul Hasan
- dMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah
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Option A is correct because Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah was revered in contemporary Telugu literature by names such as Malkibharama or Madhyarama due to his deep patronage of Telugu language and literature. Option B: Nizam-ul-Mulk was the title of Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan, the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty of Hyderabad. Option C: Abul Hasan was the last Qutb Shahi king and was commonly known by the epithet Tanisha. Option D: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was known by his poetic pen name Maani, not Madhyaram.
- Q18The Mughal Empire
Who were the Mughals who ruled India, in reality?
- aTurksసరైన సమాధానం
- bMongols
- cAfghans
- dArabs
వివరణ
Option A is correct because Babur was patrilineally descended from Timur, belonging to the Barlas tribe of Turco-Mongol origin, and culturally and linguistically the ruling family identified as Chagatai Turks. Option B: Mongols refers strictly to the maternal ancestry of Babur through Genghis Khan, whereas the dynasty's language, culture, and paternal descent were Turkish. Option C: Afghans refers to rival dynasties such as the Lodis and Suris who contested Mughal rule. Option D: Arabs were ethnic groups of the Arabian Peninsula with no ancestral lineage connection to the Mughal ruling house.
- Q19The Mughal Empire
In the Mansabdari system, 'Mansab' refers to one of the following?
- aone of the Mughal administrative systems
- bthe income and status of the person who received the Mansab
- cindicates the work done by the person who received the Mansab
- da special rank in the armyసరైన సమాధానం
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Option D is correct because Mansab literally means a rank or grade, which in the Mughal administrative framework fixed the officer's military obligations and standing within the state hierarchy. Option A: It designates the individual rank itself rather than the entire administrative system, which is called the Mansabdari system. Option B: It determined salary and prestige indirectly through zat, but the term itself denotes the official grade or rank. Option C: It denoted military status and troop quotas rather than describing the specific functional duty or work of the officer.
- Q20Shivaji and the Marathas
Which member of the following Maratha dynasties defeated Babar-II?
- aSindhia
- bHolkarసరైన సమాధానం
- cBhonsle
- dGaikwad
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Option B is correct because Yashwantrao Holkar defeated the combined forces of Peshwa Baji Rao II and Daulat Rao Sindhia at the Battle of Hadapsar near Poona in October 1802, leading to the signing of the Treaty of Bassein. Option A: Sindhia fought alongside Peshwa Baji Rao II as an ally and suffered defeat against Holkar. Option C: Bhonsle ruled from Nagpur and was not the party that defeated Baji Rao II at Poona. Option D: Gaikwad of Baroda remained aloof from this internal clash and did not defeat the Peshwa.
- Q21Advent of the Europeans and the struggle for supremacy
In 1498 AD, in which of the following port cities did Vasco da Gama first land?
- aCape Town
- bCabin
- cCalicutసరైన సమాధానం
- dSurat
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Vasco da Gama anchored his fleet at the port of Calicut on the Malabar coast in May 1498, where he was received by the local ruler, the Zamorin. Option A: Cape Town is situated at the southern tip of the African continent and is not an Indian port city. Option B: Cabin is an incorrect geographic reference and not an Indian port. Option D: Surat was an important Mughal port where the English first landed in 1608, not where Vasco da Gama landed in 1498.
- Q22Advent of the Europeans and the struggle for supremacy
Who sent Sir Thomas Roe as an ambassador to Emperor Jahangir's court?
- aKing Charles II
- bKing James Iసరైన సమాధానం
- cLouis XIII
- dQueen Elizabeth I
వివరణ
Option B is correct because King James I of England dispatched Sir Thomas Roe as his official royal ambassador to the Mughal court of Emperor Jahangir in 1615 to secure trading privileges. Option A: King Charles II ruled England from 1660 to 1685, decades after the reign of Emperor Jahangir. Option C: Louis XIII was the King of France and had no role in dispatching an English envoy. Option D: Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603 before the formal diplomatic mission of Sir Thomas Roe took place.
- Q23Advent of the Europeans and the struggle for supremacy
Who was the only Governor-General/Viceroy who was assassinated and died in India?
- aLord Wellesley
- bLord Clive
- cLord Mayoసరైన సమాధానం
- dLord Minto
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Option C is correct because Lord Mayo was assassinated by Sher Ali Afridi in 1872 while inspecting the penal colony at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands. Option A: Lord Wellesley returned safely to Britain after his administration and died in London in 1842. Option B: Lord Clive retired from India and died in London in 1774. Option D: Lord Minto survived a bomb attack in Ahmedabad in 1909 and died naturally in Britain in 1914.
- Q24British rule: administration, economy and society
Sir Edwin Lutyens was the architect of which city?
- aChandigarh
- bDelhiసరైన సమాధానం
- cCalcutta
- dLahore
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Option B is correct because Sir Edwin Lutyens, along with Sir Herbert Baker, was commissioned to plan and build the new imperial capital at New Delhi, including iconic structures like the Viceroy's House. Option A: Chandigarh was planned and designed by the Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier in post-independence India. Option C: Calcutta evolved organically around British trading posts and military fortifications without a master layout by Lutyens. Option D: Lahore is an ancient historic city that developed under Mughal, Sikh, and British colonial rule rather than a planned project by Lutyens.
- Q25British rule: administration, economy and society
The opinions that industrial decline and increase in poverty occurred during British rule were refuted in the writings of one of the following?
- aBholanath Chandra
- bJustice Ranade
- cFera Ansariసరైన సమాధానం
- dSir Syed Younghusband
వివరణ
Option C is correct because western imperialist writers such as Vera Anstey (rendered as Fera Ansari in the examination paper) challenged the nationalist drain theory by arguing that British rule brought modernisation rather than industrial destruction and deepening impoverishment. Option A: Bholanath Chandra was an early Indian economic nationalist who actively argued that British rule led to the ruin of native manufactures and drain of wealth. Option B: Justice Ranade was a pioneer of Indian national economics who documented the severe de-industrialisation of the country under colonial trade policies. Option D: Sir Syed Younghusband conflates distinct figures, neither of whom wrote foundational economic treatises contesting the nationalist thesis on poverty.
- Q26British rule: administration, economy and society
Which of the following is the most important explanatory document related to education in British India?
- aHunter Commission Report
- bCharles Wood's Despatchసరైన సమాధానం
- cMacaulay's Minute
- dSargent Plan
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Option B is correct because Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 is regarded as the Magna Carta of English Education in India as it provided the first comprehensive blueprint covering primary, secondary, and higher university education. Option A: Hunter Commission Report was appointed in 1882 primarily to review the progress of primary and secondary education rather than establish the foundational framework. Option C: Macaulay's Minute of 1835 was an executive policy document promoting Western education through English medium, not an overarching structural plan for schooling and universities. Option D: Sargent Plan was prepared in 1944 toward the end of colonial rule to outline post-war educational reconstruction.
- Q27British rule: administration, economy and society
Who translated the Bhagavad Gita into English for the first time?
- aSir William Jones
- bCharles Wilkinsసరైన సమాధానం
- cMax Muller
- dH.T. Colebrooke
వివరణ
Option B is correct because Charles Wilkins, an English typographer and Orientalist in the service of the East India Company, completed the first English translation of the Bhagavad Gita in 1785. Option A: Sir William Jones translated works like Abhijnanasakuntalam and Gitagovinda, but not the Bhagavad Gita. Option C: Max Muller edited the Sacred Books of the East series in the 19th century and did not produce the first translation of the Gita. Option D: H.T. Colebrooke wrote extensively on Sanskrit grammar and Hindu law, not the initial English version of the Bhagavad Gita.
- Q28British rule: administration, economy and society
From which of the following cities is the magazine 'India Today' published?
- aMumbai
- bKolkata
- cMadras
- dDelhiసరైన సమాధానం
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Option D is correct because the news magazine India Today is published from New Delhi, where its headquarters and primary editorial offices have been located since its launch in 1975. Option A: Mumbai is the financial capital and hosts diverse media companies, but it is not the publication base of India Today. Option B: Kolkata is the headquarters of publications such as The Telegraph and ABP Group, not India Today. Option C: Madras is historically the base for publications like The Hindu and Frontline, not India Today.
- Q29British rule: administration, economy and society
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel Ananda Math refers to one of the following?
- aSanthal Rebellion
- bSepoy Mutiny
- cSanyasi Rebellionసరైన సమాధానం
- dMunda Rebellion
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Option C is correct because Bankim Chandra Chatterjee set his famous 1882 Bengali novel Ananda Math against the backdrop of the Sanyasi Rebellion of the late eighteenth century and the devastating Bengal famine of 1770. Option A: The Santhal Rebellion occurred in 1855-1856 led by Sidhu and Kanhu in the Rajmahal hills and is not the theme of this novel. Option B: The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 was an uprising across northern India and is not the subject matter of Ananda Math. Option D: The Munda Rebellion was an agrarian tribal movement led by Birsa Munda in the late nineteenth century in the Chotanagpur region.
- Q30Socio-religious reform movements
What did Debendranath Tagore found?
- aYugantar
- bAnushilan Samiti
- cBritish Indian Associationసరైన సమాధానం
- dBrahmo Samaj
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Option C is correct because Debendranath Tagore took the lead in establishing the British Indian Association in Calcutta in 1851 and served as its first honorary secretary. Foundation of British Indian Association: October 1851 First President: Radhakanta Deb First Secretary: Debendranath Tagore Option A: Yugantar was founded by revolutionary leaders including Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Dutt. Option B: Anushilan Samiti was established by Pramathanath Mitra and other Bengali nationalist revolutionaries. Option D: Brahmo Samaj was originally founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy as Brahmo Sabha in 1828.
- Q31The Indian National Movement
Some regions where intense nationalism surged during the period 1907 - 1919 are given below. Find out which of these is a different region.
- aBengal
- bPunjab
- cGujaratసరైన సమాధానం
- dMaharashtra
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Option C is correct because Gujarat became an active center of mass nationalism only after 1917 to 1918 through Mahatma Gandhi's leadership, unlike Bengal, Maharashtra, and Punjab, which were the primary epicenters of militant and revolutionary nationalism between 1907 and 1919. Option A: Bengal experienced widespread militant agitation and revolutionary secret societies throughout 1907 to 1919 following the partition. Option B: Punjab saw intense revolutionary nationalism during this phase through the agrarian agitation, the Ghadar movement, and widespread anti-Rowlatt protests. Option D: Maharashtra was an early stronghold of extremist politics and revolutionary activities led by Tilak and groups like Abhinav Bharat.
- Q32The Indian National Movement
Who renounced his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy incident?
- aMahatma Gandhi
- bMotilal Nehru
- cRabindranath Tagoreసరైన సమాధానం
- dC.R. Das
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Option C is correct because Rabindranath Tagore renounced his British Knighthood in May 1919 as a direct protest against the brutal Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Option A: Mahatma Gandhi returned his Kaiser-i-Hind gold medal in 1920 during the Non-Cooperation Movement, not a knighthood. Option B: Motilal Nehru never received a knighthood to renounce. Option D: Chittaranjan Das never received a knighthood.
- Q33The Indian National Movement
In which of the following years was the Quit India call given?
- a1942సరైన సమాధానం
- b1944
- c1947
- d1857
వివరణ
Option A is correct because the Quit India resolution was passed by the All India Congress Committee at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on 8 August 1942, where Mahatma Gandhi gave the famous 'Do or Die' call. Option B: 1944 was the year of the Gandhi-Jinnah talks and the CR Formula, not the Quit India call. Option C: 1947 was the year India achieved independence. Option D: 1857 was the year of the Great Revolt or the Sepoy Mutiny against the British East India Company.
- Q34The Indian National Movement
During the Indian freedom movement, D was a very powerful slogan. Who created it?
- aGandhijiసరైన సమాధానం
- bJawaharlal Nehru
- cBal Gangadhar Tilak
- dSubhash Chandra Bose
వివరణ త్వరలో.
- Q35The Indian National Movement
'Swaraj is not a gift given by the British Parliament without being asked. It is India's complete and self-expressed declaration' - Who made this statement?
- aJawaharlal Nehru
- bB.G. Tilak
- cMahatma Gandhiసరైన సమాధానం
- dG.K. Gokhale
వివరణ
Option C is correct because Mahatma Gandhi wrote in Young India in 1922 that Swaraj would not be a gift of the British Parliament, but rather a declaration of India's full self-expression. Option A: Jawaharlal Nehru championed Purna Swaraj at the 1929 Lahore Session but did not author this specific 1922 statement. Option B: Bal Gangadhar Tilak famously declared 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it', which is distinct from this statement. Option D: Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a moderate leader who favored constitutional petitions within the British framework rather than framing Swaraj in these terms.
- Q36The Indian National Movement
The organization founded by Sri N.M. Joshi in 1920
- aAITUCసరైన సమాధానం
- bINTUC
- cCITU
- dHind Mazdoor Sangh
వివరణ
Option A is correct because Narayan Malhar Joshi played a central role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress in Bombay in 1920 and served as its general secretary. Establishment of All India Trade Union Congress: October 1920 Establishment of Indian National Trade Union Congress: May 1947 Establishment of Hind Mazdoor Sabha: December 1948 Establishment of Centre of Indian Trade Unions: May 1970 Option B: Indian National Trade Union Congress was founded in 1947 by Congress-affiliated trade unionists like Sardar Patel. Option C: Centre of Indian Trade Unions was founded in 1970 as the labor wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Option D: Hind Mazdoor Sangh was established in 1948 by socialist leaders like Ashok Mehta and Basawon Singh.
- Q37World history: revolutions, the world wars and the modern world
East Timor recently became an independent state. Previously, under whose control was East Timor?
- aDanes
- bPortugueseసరైన సమాధానం
- cFrench
- dSpain
వివరణ
Option B is correct because East Timor was a colony of Portugal for centuries until Portuguese decolonization began in 1975, prior to its invasion and occupation by Indonesia. Option A: Denmark had no colonial presence in the Indonesian archipelago or Timor. Option C: France never colonized East Timor. Option D: Spain had colonial control over the Philippines, not East Timor.
- Q38World history: revolutions, the world wars and the modern world
After the American government bought it from which of the following countries, did the Alaska region come into the possession of the United States of America in the year 1867?
- aCanada
- bJapan
- cRussiaసరైన సమాధానం
- dGreenland
వివరణ
Option C is correct because the United States negotiated the purchase of the Alaska territory from the Russian Empire in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars, a transaction negotiated by US Secretary of State William H. Seward. Option A: Canada did not own Alaska; it was a British possession adjacent to it. Option B: Japan never held sovereignty over Alaska. Option D: Greenland is an autonomous territory under Danish rule and was never in possession of Alaska.
- Q39World history: revolutions, the world wars and the modern world
The English law on sustainable development organizations and business affairs was made in the following year?
- a1949
- b1959
- c1969సరైన సమాధానం
- d1979
వివరణ త్వరలో.
- Q40Independence, Partition and the making of the Constitution
When India gained independence, the following person was the Prime Minister in England?
- aChurchill
- bAttleeసరైన సమాధానం
- cChamberlain
- dWilson
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Option B is correct because Clement Attlee, leader of the Labour Party, served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 1945 to October 1951, overseeing the passage of the Indian Independence Act and the transfer of power in August 1947. Option A: Winston Churchill was the wartime Prime Minister whose coalition government lost the general election in July 1945. Option C: Neville Chamberlain resigned as Prime Minister in May 1940 and passed away later that same year. Option D: Harold Wilson served as British Prime Minister much later, first taking office in October 1964.
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