491. Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?
1. Tamil
2. Sanskrit
3. Telugu
4. Kannada
Option “3” is correct. Krishnadevaraya was the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529. He was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. He gave patronage to Telugu language.
492. The Adi Granth was compiled by-
1. Guru Arjan Dev
2. Guru Gobind Singh
3. Guru Harkishan
4. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Option “1” is correct. The Adi Granth, the first rendition, was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev. This Granth (Book) is the Holy Scripture of the Sikhs.
493. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called-
1. Kara
2. Varman
3. Bali
4. Vidatha
Option “3” is correct. In the early Vedic period the king collected taxes regularly from his subjects. The taxes were called Bali and consisted of 1/6 the agricultural produce or cattle for a given person.
494. In the Vedic Society, the term used to denote a group of families was-
1. Gotra
2. Jana
3. Vish
4. Grama
Option “4” is correct.
495. The Puranas are …….. in number.
1. 18
2. 25
3. 52
4. 108
Option “1” is correct. These are said to be eighteen in number, divided into three groups of six.
496. Which one of the following nationalist leaders has been described as being radical in Politics but conservative in social issues?
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. Madan Mohan Malviya
Option “1” is correct. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born as Keshav Gangadhar Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. He was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement. He has been described as being Radical in politics but Conservative in social issues.
497. Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of Indian National Congress in series of articles entitled ‘New Lamps for Old’?
Option “1” is correct. Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, philosopher, yogi and guru, who developed concepts of human progress and spiritual evolution. With the help of his spiritual collaborator, Mirra Alfassa, he founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. ‘New lamps for old’ was written by Sri Aurobindo.
498. Who among the following was NOT a moderate?
1. Bipin Chandra Pal
2. Feroz Shah Mehta
3. Surendranath Bannerjee
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Option “1” is correct. The Early Nationalists failed to attain their objectives, giving rise to another group of leaders known as Assertive or Extremist Nationalists. The most prominent leaders of the Assertive Nationalists were Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal, who are known collectively as the Lal-Bal-Pal trio.
499. The sultans of which dynasty ruled the country for the longest period?
Option “4” is correct. The sultans of slave dynasty ruled 1206-1290 A.D. Khalji dynasty ruled from 1290 to 1320 A.D. The ruler of Lodi dynasty ruled from 1450 to 1526 A.D. The ruler of Tughluq dynasty ruled from 1320 to 1414 A.D. Thus, Tughluq dynasty ruled for the longest period.
500. Assertion (A): Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Battuta.
Reason (R): Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq wanted to issue token currency is gold coins to promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.
Code:1. Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true individual true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
2. Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are individually true but ‘R’ is not the correct explanation of ‘A’
3. ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false.
4. ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true.
Option “3” is correct. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq issued the new coins, which was called ‘Dinar’ by Ibn Battuta. He wanted to issue the token currency in gold coins to promote his military power not to trade with the West Asian and the North African countries. Thus, assertion (A) is true, but reason (R) is false.
