361. Gandhiji movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at-
1. Full independence
2. Creating anti-British sentiment
3. Promotion of cottage industry
4. Promotion of welfare state
Option “3” is correct. Gandhi was not in favour of large scale industrialisation, as it was responsible for many socio¬economic evils. He believed that large scale use of machinery led to drudgery and monotony. He was in favour of decentralised economy so he promote cottage industry.
362. Assertion (A): Rabindra Nath Tagore relinguished the Knigthood.
Reason (R): The Jallianwala Bagh massacre caused deep anguish in the heart of Rabindra Nath Tagore and that prompted him to relinguish the Knighthood.1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true
Option “1” is correct. Rabindranath Tagore received the news of the massacre by 22 April 1919. He tried to arrange a protest meeting in Calcutta and finally decided to renounce his British knighthood as “a symbolic act of protest”.
363. The main historical source regarding the information about Self-government under the Cholas is the?
Option “3” is correct. The temple inscriptions of Uthiramerur are notable for their historical descriptions of the rural self-governance. They indicate that Uthiramerur had two village assemblies: Sabha and Ur. Chola administration is famous for its local government.
Option “3” is correct. Megasthenes was born in Asia Minor and became an ambassador of Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid dynasty to Chandragupta Maurya in Pataliputra, India. Indica is an account of Mauryan India by Megasthenes.
365. Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?
1. Humayun’s Tomb
2. Mahabodhi Temple Complex
3. Qutub Minar
4. Red Fort Complex
Option “3” is correct. The Alai Darwaza that translates to ‘Alai Gate’ was named after the first Khalji Sultan named Ala-ud-din Khalji (Khilji) of the Khalji dynasty in 1311 AD. It lies towards the southern end of the ancient Quwwat-Ul-Islam Masjid within the Qutb Complex in South Delhi.
366. Which was first Newspaper to be published in India?
1. Indian Gazette
2. Bengal Gazette
3. Pune Chronicle
4. Indian Chronicle
Option “2” is correct. Bengal Gazette was an English newspaper published from Kolkata (then Calcutta), India by James Augustus Hickey. It was the first major newspaper in India, started in 1780. It was published for two years.
Option “3” is correct. Sarojini Naidu was the first female to become the governor of an Indian state. She governed Uttar Pradesh from 15 August 1947 to 2 March 1949
368. Churches and Convents of Goa were built by?
1. British
2. Dutch
3. Portuguese
4. Mughals
Option “3” is correct. Churches and Convents of Goa were built by Portuguese.
369. Which of the following was not the work of Kalidasa?
Option “4” is correct. Kalidasa, in 5th century A.D is a Sanskrit poet and dramatist.The six works identified as genuine are the dramas Abhijnanashakuntala (“The Recognition of Shakuntala”), Vikramorvashi (“Urvashi Won by Valour”), and Malavikagnimitra (“Malavika and Agnimitra”); the epic poems Raghuvamsha (“Dynasty of Raghu”) and Kumarasambhava (“Birth of the War God”); and the lyric “Meghaduta” (“Cloud Messenger”).
370. The study of inscription is known as-
1. Archaeology
2. Epigraphy
3. Anthropology
4. History
Option “2” is correct. Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions on rocks, pillars, temple walls, copper plates and other writing material.
