61. 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.
62. Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of___
1. 1935
2. 1919
3. 1909
4. 1858
Option “1” is correct. Government of India Act 1935 was passed by British Parliament in August 1935. Salient Features of the Government of India Act 1935 were Abolition of provincial dyarchy and introduction of dyarchy at centre and Abolition of Indian Council and introduction of an advisory body in its place.
63. 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.
64. 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.
65. What was the capital of Shivaji’s kingdom ?
1. Raigad
2. Karwar
3. Pune
4. Purandhar
Option “1” is correct. Raigad District is a district in the state of Maharashtra, the district was renamed after Raigad, the fort that was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj.
66. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
1. English and Nizam of Hyderabad
2. Marathas and Portuguese
3. Marathas and English
4. English and Sultan of Mysore
Option “3” is correct. The Treaty of Purandar (or Treaty of Purandhar) was a doctrine signed on 1 March 1776 by the Peshwa of the Maratha people and the British East India Company’s Supreme Council of Bengal in Calcutt a.
67. Among the following, who is given the credit of carrying Jainism in South India?
Option “3” is correct. Bhadrabahu was, according to the Digambara sect of Jainism,He was the last acharya of the undivided Jain sangha. He was the last spiritual teacher of Chandragupta Maurya. Bhadrabahu was the author of Kalpa Sūtra.
Option “2” is correct. The Shatapatha Brahmana is a prose text describing Vedic rituals, history and mythology associated with the Sukla Yajurveda.
69. To whom is the Gayatri Mantra dedicated?
1. Savitri (A solar deity)
2. Surya (Sun)
3. Soma (God of the intoxicating juice)
4. Maruts (Storm Gods)
Option “1” is correct. The Gayatri Mantra, also known as the Savitri mantra, is a highly revered mantra from the Rig Veda ,dedicated to Savitri, the Sun deity.
70. The term ‘nishka’ which meant an ornament in the Vedic period was used in later times to denote a/an—
