Option “3” is correct. The Mahābhārata is one of the major Sanskrit epics of ancient India .The Mahābhārata is an epic narrative of the Kurukṣetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material. The Mahābhārata is the longest epic poem known and has been described as “the longest poem ever written.
2. With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” is associated ?
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Option “4” is correct. Gandhiji in 1942 organized Quite India movement & gave the Slogan of “Do or Die.” Mahatma Gandhi In 1942 organized Quit India movement and gave the slogan of ‘Do or Die’.
3. Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi of the individual Satyagraha. Who was the second?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. C. Rajgopalachari
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option “2” is correct. The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war. Second Satyagrahi was Jawahar Lal Nehru. Third was Brahma Datt, one of the inmates of the Gandhi’s Ashram.
4. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
1. Ganges
2. Sindhu
3. Brahmaputra
4. Saraswati
Option “3” is correct. The Brahmaputra river is not mention in Rigvedic hymns.
5. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was-
1. Marut
2. Lord Shiva
3. Agni
4. Indra
Option “2” is correct. Dieties mention in Rigvedic times are Indra, agni, varuna, soma etc.
6. Subhas Chandra Bose had founded `Forward Bloc` in the year?
1. 1939 A.D.
2. 1937 A.D.
3. 1938 A.D.
4. 1936 A.D.
Option “1” is correct. The All India Forward Bloc is a left-wing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose.
7. Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?
Option “3” is correct. The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The time of the Gupta Empire is referred to as Golden Age of India in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy.
8. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life?
1. Vir Siroja
2. Chand Bardai
3. Meerja Umed
4. Nur Fateh
Option “2” is correct. The Prithviraj Raso is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of the 12th century Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan. It is attributed to Chand Bardai, who according to the text, was a court poet of the king.
9. Who was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, founded in 1828?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option “4” is correct. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, founded the Brahmo Samaj, an important socio-religious reform movement in Bengal in 1828.
10. When did ‘Jallianwala Bagh’ tragedy took place?
1. 13th April 1867
2. 15th June 1947
3. 13th April 1919
4. 17th May 2011
Option “3” is correct. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April, 1919.
