Option “2” is correct. The important leaders of Home rule movement are Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
652. Two Home Rule League were started in 1915-16 under the leadership of —
1. Tilak and Annie Besant
2. Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh
3. Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
4. Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
Option “1” is correct. The Indian Home Rule movement was a movement in British India on the lines of Irish Home Rule movement and other home rule movements. The movement lasted around two years between 1916–1918 and is believed to have set the stage for the independence movement under the leadership of Annie Besant and B.G Tilak.
653. 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.
654. 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”.
655. The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by-
1. Vijayraj
2. Krishnadeva Raya
3. Devaraya
4. Harihara and Bukka
Option “4” is correct. The Vijayanagara Empire, was based in the Deccan Plateau region in South India. It was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty.
Option “1” is correct. The Swaraj Party, was a political party formed in India in December 1922 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, that sought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj. The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, who was its president and Motilal Nehru, who was its secretary.
657. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indians in the art of self government was-
1. Mountbatten
2. Ripon
3. Northbrook
4. Curzon
Option “2” is correct. Lord Ripon remained India’s Viceroy from 1880-84. This liberal politician is known for many reforms in the internal administration of India. A Resolution in 1882 set off the institution of local self-government in India that’s why he is called father of local self government. He wanted to train Indians in the art of Self Government.
Option “3” is correct. The Panchatantra is an ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables in Sanskrit verse and prose, arranged within a frame story. The surviving work is dated to about 300 BCE,it is written by Vishnu Sharma.
659. Kautilya’s Arthashastra deals with the aspects of-
1. Political policies
2. Religious life
3. Social life
4. None of these
Option “1” is correct. The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written in Sanskrit.It is authored by Kautilya.
660. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of?
1. Cholas
2. Chalukyas
3. Pallavas
4. Satavahanas
Option “2” is correct. Pulakesin II, was the most famous ruler of the Chalukya dynasty. During his reign, the Chalukyas of Badami saw their kingdom extend over most of the Deccan.He defeated Harsha near Narmada when he tried to extend his rule in south India.
