661. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in-
1. Babar
2. Akbar
3. Jahangir
4. Shershah suri
Option “2” is correct. Tobacco in India is introduced by Portuguese during the reign of Akbar
662. The Mughals imported fruits from-
1. Samarkand
2. Arabia
3. Kabul
4. Portugal
Option “1” is correct. The Mughals imported fruits from Samarkand. In the markets of Samarkand one could purchase sweet apples, lush melons, and a bounty of other fruits from the region’s orchards.
663. The Mongols attacked India, for the first time, during the period of-
Option “2” is correct. Mongols attacked India, for the first time, during the period of Iltutmish.
664. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as-
1. Faujdar
2. Mansabdar
3. Kotwal
4. Amin
Option “1” is correct. For the convenience of administration each province in Mughal period was divided into a number of administrative units called Sarkars. The Faujdar was the chief executive and military officer of the Sarkar. His chief duty was to maintain peace and enforce laws and regulations passed by the Emperor in the district.
665. With reference to India Freedom struggle which one among the following events occurred earliest?
Option “2” is correct. Lucknow Pact -1916 Gandhi-Irwin Pact-1931 August Offer -1940 Cripps Mission -1942
666. The basic defect of the Lucknow Pact was—
1. It was an agreement purely based on the bond of common hatred of the foreign rule
2. It was based on the wrong notion that Hindus and Muslims formed separate communities
3. It was a marriage of convenience without a pontiff
4. It was a pact between powerless potentates
Option “2” is correct. Lucknow Pact (December 1916) agreement made by the Indian National Congress headed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah; it was adopted by the Congress at its Lucknow session on December 29 and by the league on Dec. 31, 1916. The meeting at Lucknow marked the reunion of the moderate and radical wings of the Congress. The pact dealt both with the structure of the government of India and with the relation of the Hindu and Muslim communities.
667. Which of the following statements are not true of the Home Rule Movement?
I. The demand was for self-government and not complete independence.
II. The movement included promoting political education to build a base for self-government
III. It did not achieve much impact or popularity.
IV. The movement was the part of the Congress activity.
1. I and II
2. II and III
3. III and IV
4. IV and I
Option “3” 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.
668. The Rig veda Samhita devotes one fourth of its hymns to:
1. Indra
2. Maruts
3. Rudra
4. Agni
Option “1” is correct. Indra is a Vedic deity in Hinduism, In the Vedas, Indra is the king of Svarga (Heaven) and the Devas. He is the god of lightning, thunder, storms, rains and river flows. Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda.
669.Match the following: 1. a
2. b
3. c
4. d
Option “1” is correct.
670. Which of the following Vedangas contains the Manava-sutra and Sankhayana-sutra?
1. Shiksha
2. Kalpa
3. Nirukta
4. Chhanda
Option “2” is correct. The major texts of Kalpa Vedanga are called Kalpa Sutras in Hinduism. The scope of these texts included Vedic rituals, rites of passage rituals associated with major life events such as birth, wedding and death in family, as well as personal conduct and proper duties in the life of an individual.
1. a