Option “1” is correct. Vande Mataram is a poem composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1870s, which he included in his 1881 novel Anandamath.
832. Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi of the individual Satyagraha. Who was the second?
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. C. Rajgopalachari
4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Option “2” is correct. The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war. Second Satyagrahi was Jawahar Lal Nehru. Third was Brahma Datt, one of the inmates of the Gandhi’s Ashram.
833. The earliest tribal assembly was?
1. Gana
2. Vidhata
3. Samiti
4. Sabha
Option “2” is correct. Vidhata is one of the earliest assembly. Vidhata appears for 122 times in the Rig-Veda and seems to be the most important assembly in the Rig Vedic period. Vidhata was an assembly meant for secular, religious and military purpose.
834. Name the Rig Vedic god who is believed to be the upholder of the “Rita” or Cosmic order.
1. Agni
2. Soma
3. Indra
4. Varuna
Option “4” is correct. One of the oldest gods in Hindu mythology, Varuna was originally a creator and the ruler of the sky. In the Vedas—the sacred texts of ancient India—he was a supreme, all-knowing deity who enforced the laws of the universe and human morality. He is upholder of the ‘Rita’ or Cosmic order.
835. 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.
836. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by-
1. Vakil
2. Diwan
3. Qazis
4. Mansabdars
Option “3” is correct. During Mughal rule, Qazi had a bigger role in the judiciary system in the state and he held the court and gave justice. The officials of the judiciary system were the same but the time and territory and nature of the Emperor were changed.
837. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
1. Pratihara
2. Sisodiya
3. Rathor
4. Parmar
Option “2” is correct. The Sisodia are an Indian Rajput clan, who claim Suryavanshi lineage. A dynasty belonging to this clan ruled over the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. Sisodiya doesn’t surrender to akbar.
838. The troops provided by the Mansabdars was chiefly-
1. Cavalry
2. Infantry
3. Artillery
4. Navy
Option “1” is correct. The Cavalry was the superior branch of the Mughal army. The horsemen normally recruited by mansabdars were high class people, and better paid than foot soldiers and artillery men. They must have at least two of their own horses and good equipment.
839. In India artillery was first used in the battle of-
1. Panipat
2. Talikot
3. Sialkot
4. Khanwa
Option “1” is correct. Artillery was first used by Babur to achieve an empire Hindustan during First Battle of Panipat in 1526. Mughal artillery consisted of heavy cannons and light artillery.
Option “3” is correct. A campaign in defense of the caliph was launched, led in India by the brothers Ali brothers-Shaukat and Muḥammad Ali and by Abul Kalam Azad. The leaders joined forces with Mahatma Gandhi’s non-cooperation movement for Indian freedom, promising nonviolence in return for his support of the Khilafat movement.
