1. Azad Kalam
2. Jinnah
3. Md Iqbal
4. Liyakat Ali Khan
Option “3” is correct. Sir Muhammad Iqbal (November 9, 1877 – April 21, 1938), also known as Allama Iqbal, was an Indian philosopher, poet and politician who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement.
632. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
1. Purna Swaraj Resolution – 1929
2. Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh – 1931
3. Formation of Congress Socialist Party – 1938
4. Simla Conference – 1945
Option “3” is correct. Congress Socialist Party, or (CSP), was a left-wing group within the Congress. It was formed with Acharya Narendra Deva as President and Jay Prakash Narayan as General Secretary in 1934.
633. Where did Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about ‘dhamma’. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
(i) Syria
(ii) Egypt
(iii) Greece
(iv)Sri Lanka
1. Only (i)
2. Only (ii) and (iii)
3. Only (iv)
4. All of them
Option “4” is correct. Ashoka send his messengers to spread ideas about ‘dhamma’ in Syria,Egypt,Greece and srilanka.
634. Which of the following was not one of the Ashoka’s dhamma?
(I) To teach the lesson of non violence through inscriptions;like a father teaches his children
(II) To resolve conflicts amongst people and families
(III) To perform sacrifices in order to bring peace
(IV) To build roads, wells and inns for both humans and animals
1. I and III
2. Only III
3. III and IV
4. II and IV
Option “2” is correct. Ashoka’s dhamma was neither a new religion nor a new political philosophy, it was a way of life, a code of conduct and a set of principles to be adopted and practised by the people at large. The word Dhamma is the Prakrit form of the Sanskrit word Dharma.
635. In India artillery was first used in the battle of-
1. Panipat
2. Talikot
3. Sialkot
4. Khanwa
Option “1” is correct. It was an important branch of Mughal army. Earlier Mughal rulers made good use of it. It was first used by Babur to achieve an empire Hindustan during First Battle of Panipat. Mughal artillery consisted of heavy cannons and light artillery.
636. In Mansabdari system the Commnader-in-Chief of the Army was-
1. Mansabdar
2. Emperor
3. Prince
4. Dah Hazari
Option “1” is correct. Mansabdari System was a system introduced by Akbar for military administration and territorial commands (grant and revenue) to sustain parts of army. In Mansabdari, Mansabdar is the Commander-in-chief of the Army.
Option “1” is correct. Jugantar Patrika was a Bengali revolutionary newspaper founded in 1906 in Calcutta by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutt. A political weekly, it was founded in March 1906 and served as the propaganda organ for the nascent revolutionary organisation Anushilan Samiti that was taking shape in Bengal at the time.
638.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: 1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Option “2” is correct. Bande matram- Aurbindo ghosh Common weal – Annie Besant The Pupil – Lala Lajpat Rai Jugantar – Barindra ghosh
639. According to Sarojini Naidu who was ‘‘the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’’?
1. Syed Ahmad Khan
2. HasratMohani
3. Maulana Azad
4. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Option “4” is correct. Mohammad Ali Jinnah himself was the mastermind and architect of the Lucknow Pact Due to the reconciliation brought about by Jinnah between the Congress and the League, the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu, gave him the title of “the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity”.
640. From which of the following places was the Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhiji in 1930?
1. Sevagram
2. Dandi
3. Sabarmati
4. Wardha
Option “2” is correct. It was started with Dandi March (also Salt march, Salt satyagraha) by Mahatma Gandhi on 12th March, 1930. On 12 March, 1930 he along with his 78 followers began a march from the Sabarmati Ashram to “Dandi” on the Gujarat coast. It was a distance of 200 miles. At Dandi a few days later they violated the salt laws by making salt from sea-water. Thus, began the civil disobedience Movement.
1. A