821. Amongst the following, who cooperated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programmes?
1. Dwarkanath Tagore
2. David Hare
3. Henri Derozio
4. William Jones
Option “2” is correct. Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated with the foundation of the Hindu college.
822. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by?
1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Swami Dayananda
3. Raja Rammohan Roy
4. None of the above
Option “2” is correct. Dayanand Saraswati was a Hindu religious leader and founder of the Arya Samaj,a Hindu reform movements of the Vedic tradition. He was also a renowned scholar of the Vedic lore and Sanskrit language.
823. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the—
Option “2” is correct. Satyashodhak Samaj is a social reform Society founded by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, India, on 24 September 1873. Its purpose was to liberate the Shudra and Untouchable castes from exploitation and oppression.
824. Sher Khan defeated _________ at Chausa (1539) and Kannauj (1540), forcing him to flee to Iran.
1. Aurangzeb
2. Humayun
3. Muhammad Azam Shah
4. Bahadur Shah I
Option “2” is correct. Sher Khan also known as Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun at Battle of Chausa(1539) and Battle of Kannauj(1540), forcing him to flee to Iran.
825. After the defeat at Plassey, Sirajuddaullah was assassinated and ________ was made the nawab.
1. Mir Jafar
2. Mir Qasim
3. Haider Ali
4. Tipu Sultan
Option “1” is correct. The Battle of Plassey was a major battle that took place on 23 June 1757 at Plassey, Bengal. It was an important British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal Sirajuddaullah and his French allies. Mir Jafar was made Nawab after Sirajuddaullah defeat in the battle of Plassey.
826. Who composed ‘Bijak’?
1. Surdas
2. Kabir
3. Raidas
4. Tulsidas
Option “2” is correct. The main religious text of the followers of Kabir panthi sect is Bijak, which is the compositions of Kabir’s couplet.
827. A collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled:
1. Sabad
2. Amarmul
3. Sakhi
4. Ramaini
Option “2” is correct. Sakhi, Sabad, Ramaini are the compositions of Kabir while the collection of dialogues between Kabir and Dharamdas is titled as ‘Amarmul’.
828. The famous INA trails took place in the Red Fort, Delhi in____
1. 1945
2. 1946
3. 1944
4. 1947
Option “1” is correct. The Indian National Army trials, which are also called the Red Fort trials, were the British Indian trial by courts-martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army (INA) between November 1945 and May 1946, for charges variously for treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder during World War II.
829. Which one of the following slogans is attributed to Subhash Chandra Bose?
1. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
2. Bande Mataram
3. Jai Hind
4. Inqilab Zindabad
Option “3” is correct. Jai Hind is slogan coined by Subhash Chandra Bose.
830. Bhulabhai Desai’s most memorable achievement was his defence of the Indian National Army (ANA) personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the ends of___
1. 1943
2. 1944
3. 1945
4. 1946
Option “3” is correct. Bhulabhai Desai was an Indian independence activist and acclaimed lawyer. He is well-remembered for his defence of the three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II, and for attempting to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League.
