201. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement?
1. The partiton of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
2. A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
3. The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill.
4. Death sentence pronounced on the Chapkar brothers
Option “1” is correct. The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of Swadeshi and which had some success. The partiton of Bengal done by Lord Curzon is cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement.
202. Who among the following estimated Indian National Income and criticized the constant drain of wealth from India to England?
Option “3” is correct. Dadabhai Naoroji prepared the first estimates of National income in 1876. He estimated the national income by first estimating the value of agricultural production and then adding a certain percentage as non-agricultural production Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the ‘drain of wealth’ theory in which he stated that the Britain was completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
203. Which book was written by Dadabhai Naoroji on Indian poverty and economy under British rule?
1. Indian Economy under British rule
2. British Rule and Economic Drain of India
3. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
4. Economic Drain and Poverty of India
Option “3” is correct. Naoroji published Poverty and un-British Rule in India in 1901. Dadabhai Naoroji’s work focused on the drain of wealth from India into England during colonial rule of British in India.
204. The only session of the Indian National Congress which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was-
1. Amravati
2. Belgaum
3. Karachi
4. Nagpur
Option “2” is correct. Belgaum is the only session of the Indian National Congress which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi in 1924.
205. Who wrote ‘Ashtadhyayi’, the earliest existing grammar of Sanskrit?
1. Panini
2. Sushruta
3. Patanjali
4. Charak
Option “1” is correct. Panini, is the name of an ancient Sanskrit linguist, grammarian, and a revered scholar in Hinduism. He is known for his text Ashtadhyayi, a sutra-style treatise on Sanskrit grammar, estimated to have been completed between 6th and 4th century BCE.
206. The Lilavati was a treatise on-
1. Arithmetic
2. Astronomy
3. Philosophy
4. Medicine
Option “1” is correct. The Lilavatiis Indian mathematician Bhāskara II’s treatise on mathematics, written in 1150AD. It is the first volume of his main work, the Siddhānta Shiromani, alongside the Bijaganita, the Grahaganita and the Golādhyāya.
207. Kakori conspiracy case took place in the year-
1. 1920
2. 1924
3. 1925
4. 1935
Option “3” is correct. The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government.
208. The official language of the Delhi Sultanate was?
1. Urdu
2. Arabic
3. Persian
4. Hindi
Option “3” is correct. The official language of Delhi Sultanate was Persian.
209. What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of Purander in 1665?
1. To gain goodwill of Shivaji
2. To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
3. To deceive Shivaji
4. To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals
Option “2” is correct. The Treaty of Purandar was signed between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Raja Jai Singh (on behalf of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb).There were some secret clauses in the treaty as well, which provided for Shivaji’s participation in the war against Bijapur on behalf of the Emperor.
210. Who is the founder of the city of Agra?
1. Akbar
2. Babar
3. Sikandar Lodi
4. Mubarak Shah Sayyad
Option “3” is correct. It is generally accepted that Sultan Sikandar Lodī, the Muslim ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, founded Agra in the year 1504. After the Sultan’s death, the city passed on to his son, Sultan Ibrāhīm Lodī.
