1. John F. Fleet
2. James Prinsep
3. Alexander Cunningham
4. John Marshall
Option “2” is correct. The best-known Brahmi inscriptions are the rock-cut edicts of Ashoka in north-central India, dating to 250–232 BCE. The script was deciphered in 1837 by James Prinsep, an archaeologist, philologist, and official of the East India Company.
332. Who of the following also had the name Devanampiya?
Option “2” is correct. In the inscription for the first time the name of Ashoka was found with titles like Devanampiya and Piyadassi.
333. Among the following, which Mughal Emperor introduced the policy of Sulh-i-kul?
1. Babar
2. Humayun
3. Akbar
4. Shahjahan
Option “3” is correct. Sulh-i kul is an Arabic term literally meaning “peace with all,” or“universal peace”. Akbar use Sulh-i kul philosophy to create a peaceful and harmonious relationship among different religions.
334. During the Mughal period, which one of the following trades were the first to come to India?
1. Portuguese
2. Dutch
3. Danish
4. English
Option “1” is correct. Portuguese trade with India had been a crown monopoly since the Portuguese captain Vasco da Gama opened the sea route to India in 1497-99. The monopoly had been managed by the Casa da Índia, the royal trading house founded around 1500.
335. When was Burma separated from India
1. 1947
2. 1942
3. 1937
4. 1932
Option “3” is correct. Burma separated from India in 1937 in the hope of weakening Burmese nationalist movement.
336. What was the objective of Dandi March started by M. K. Gandhi?
1. To start the mass struggle
2. To break the salt law
3. To Fight against the British Policy
4. None of the above
Option “2” is correct. The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India initiated by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater in the coastal village of Dandi, as was the practice of the local populace until British officials introduced taxation on salt production, deemed their sea-salt reclamation activities illegal, and then repeatedly used force to stop it.
337. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931, presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Option “2” is correct. The Karachi session was presided by Sardar Patel. The congress adopted a resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy which represented the Party’s Social, Economic and Political programme. It was later known as Karachi Resolution and Nehru had originally drafted it.
338. Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?
Option “2” is correct. Bindusara, Greek Amitrochates (born c. 320 bce—died 272/3 bce), second Mauryan emperor, who ascended the throne about 297 B.C. He was the son of the dynasty’s founder Chandragupta, and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka.
339. The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was______________.
1. Thomas Roe
2. William Hawkins
3. Ibn Batuta
4. Manucci
Option “4” is correct. Niccolao Manucci was an Italian writer and traveller. He worked in the Mughal court during Shah Jahan rule.
340. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
1. Sangam
2. Aniridu
3. Tuluva
4. Saluva
Option “3” is correct. The Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565) was a watershed battle fought between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan sultanates. Sadashiv Raya of Tuluva dynasty was ruling Vijaynagar during this time.
