431. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
1. Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
2. Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. RajagopalachaRri
3. Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Option “3” is correct. Cripps Mission was sent by the British Government in March 1942 to India with key objective to secure Indian cooperation and support for British War Efforts. Headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, this mission sought to negotiate an agreement with Indian leaders.
432. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, ‘A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’ is regarding the proposals of___
1. Simon Commission
2. Cripps Mission
3. Cabinet Mission
4. Wavells Plan
Option “2” is correct. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, ‘A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’ is regarding the proposals of Cripps mission.
433. Alexander defeated _________ in the battle of Hydaspes.
Option “1” is correct. Alexander defeated Porus in the battle of Hydaspes.
434. Madurai had been the capital of the-
1. Cholas
2. Pallavas
3. Rashtrakutas
4. Pandyas
Option “4” is correct. Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was a flourishing city by the 1st millennium BC and served as the capital of the Pandyan Kingdom.
435. When did Vasco da Gama came to India?
1. 1492
2. 1498
3. 1398
4. 1542
Option “2” is correct. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut on 20 May 1498.
436. Who among the following is known as ‘the liberator of the press’?
1. William Jones
2. Wellesley
3. Sir Charles Metcalfe
4. Lord Minto
Option “3” is correct. In 1835 Sir Charles Metcalfe succeeded Lord William Bentinck, being senior member of council. “Lord Metcalfe” is called Liberator of India Press but soon he became a victim of party politics in England and was succeeded by Lord Auckland in 1836.
437. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?
1. Lord Curzon
2. Vincent Smith
3. Valentine Chirol
4. Henry Cotton
Option “3” is correct. Bal Gangadhar Tilak joined congress in 1890. Valentine Chirol called him “Father of Indian Unrest”, who first of all demanded complete “Swarajya”.
438. Which of the following was the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization?
1. Economic System
2. Religious life
3. Town Planning
4. Social life
Option “3” is correct. The town planning of the Harappan civilization upholds the fact that the civic establishments of the city were highly developed.Drainage system,roads crossing each other and bricks used are remarkable feature of Indus valley civilization.
439. The earliest evidence regarding a ploughed field has been found from?
1. Lothal
2. Kalibangan
3. Harappa
4. Maski
Option “2” is correct. Kalibangan in Rajasthan has given the evidence of the earliest (2800 BC) ploughed agricultural field ever revealed through an excavation. It is also a site which has given an evidence of earliest recorded “Earthquake”.
440. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur?
1. Panipat, Chanderi, Ghaghara and Khanwah
2. Panipat, Ghaghara, Khanwah and Chanderi
3. Panipat, Khanwah, Chanderi and Ghaghara
4. Ghaghara, Panipat, Khanwah and Chanderi
Option “3” is correct. Battle of Panipat -1526 – The First Battle of Panipat, on 21 April 1526, was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire. Battle of Khanwah -1527-It was the between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar in Rajasthan. Battle of Chanderi- 1528- The Battle of Chanderi took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Khanwa in which the Mughal Emperor Babur had defeated a confederacy of Rajputs and Afghans which was headed by Medini Rai. Battle of Ghaghara- 1529- The battle is between babur and Eastern Afghan Confederates under Sultan Mahmud Lodi and Sultanate of Bengal under Sultan Nusrat Shah.
