Option “2” is correct. Banaras Hindu University formerly Central Hindu College, is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Established in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. With over 12,000 students residing in campus, it claims the title of largest residential university in Asia.
562. Over Which territory there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar Kingdom?
1. The Raichur Doab
2. Warangal
3. Madurai
4. Malabar
Option “1” is correct. The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The Raichur Doab is a region where there were frequent clashes between Bahamani Kingdom and Vijaynagar kingdom.
563. During whose period Al-Beruni came to India?
1. Mahmud Ghaznavi
2. Balban
3. Firoz Tughluq
4. Ibrahim Lodhi
Option “1” is correct. Alberuni was a famous historian, mathematician, philosopher, poet and scholar of the court of Mahmud Ghaznavi. He spent several years in India. His book ‘Tahqiq-e-Hind’ is a very valuable source of information of economic, political, religious and social conditions prevailing in contemporary India.
564. Under the Mughals, in urban area the judicial powers were exercised by-
1. Kazis
2. Faujdar
3. Kotwal
4. Wazir
Option “3” is correct. Kotwals was a title used in medieval India for the leader of the fort. Kotwals often controlled the fort of a major town or an area of smaller towns on behalf of another ruler. It was similar in function to a British India Zaildar.
565. Under the Mughals _________________ was administered as a department of the military
Option “3” is correct. Diwan-I-Arz was a department of the military.
566. In India artillery was first used by-
1. Balban
2. Babur
3. Humayun
4. Akbar
Option “2” is correct. It was an important branch of mughal army. Mughal artillery consisted of heavy cannons and light artillery. In India artillery was first used by Babur.
567. The Upanishads are-
1. Prayers to God
2. Books of ancient Hindu laws
3. Books on social behavior of man
4. A source of Hindu philosophy
Option “4” is correct. The Upanishads contain the essence of the Vedas. They are the concluding portions of the Vedas and are the source of the Vedanta philosophy. There are total 108 Upanishads according to the Muktika Upanishad.
568. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted?
1. Ivory
2. Pepper
3. A fine variety of Indian muslin
4. Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Option “2” is correct. YAVANPRIYA” means Pepper which was the most famous article in ancient Roman Empire .It was in a great demand from India. India earned a lot of gold from its export that is why in Sanskrit text “pepper” is called “Yavanpriya means “the favourite of Greeks”.
569. 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.
570. Who compared the Dandi March to Napoleon’s March to Paris on his return from Elba?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. Subhash Chandra Bose
4. B. G. Tilak
Option “3” is correct. Subhash Chandra Bose compared the Dandi March to Napoleon’s March to Paris on his return from Elba.
