Option “1” is correct The Qutub Minar is a minaret that forms a part of the Qutab complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mehrauli area of Delhi, India.
852. The song “Vande Mataram” occurs in the book ______.
1. Geetanjali
2. Anandmath
3. Indian People
4. Poverty and UnBritish – Rule in India
Option “2” is correct Vande Mataram is a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870s, which he included in his 1881 novel Anandamath. The poem was composed into song by Rabindranath Tagore. The first political occasion when it was sung in 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.
853. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was?
1. Lord Harding
2. Lord Northbrook
3. Lord Ellenborough
4. Lord Mayo
Option “4” is correct Lord Mayo served as 4th Viceroy of India from 12 January 1869 to 8 February 1872. He was the first and only Viceroy to be assassinated in office by Sher Ali Afridi in Port Blair.
854. Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society?
Option “2” is correct The Theosophical Society was officially formed on 17 November 1875 by Madame H P Blavatsky and Colonel H S Olcott in New York (USA).
855. The First Woman President of the Indian National Congress was-
Option “3” is correct Annie Besant was the First Woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917.
856. The estate of Shivaji’s father was-
1. Konkan
2. Poona
3. Torna
4. Rajgarh
Option “2” is correct Shivaji was born in the hill-fort of Shivneri, near the city of Junnar in Pune district on 6 April 1627 or 19 February 1630, his mother named him Shivaji in honour of the goddess Shivai, to whom she had prayed for a healthy child. Shivaji was named after this local deity. Shivaji’s father Shahaji Bhonsle was a Maratha general who served the Deccan Sultanates at Poona.
857. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of-
Option “1” is correct The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was the undisputed head of the Maratha administration. The state council has Eight Ministers called asthapradhans.
858. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?
1. Haryanka
2. Maurya
3. Shunga
4. Nanda
Option “1” is correct Bimbisara (ruled 544-491 B.C.E.) was a king of the Magadha empire and belonged to Haryanaka dynasty, which ruled until approximately 326 B.C.E. when Alexander the Great invaded India. He ruled an area of what is now Bihar and Bengal with his capital at modern day Rajgir.
859. Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra have rock-cut cave monuments of which religion?
Option “2” is correct The Ajanta Caves are a series of 29 Buddhist cave temples in Ajanta, India, some of which date from the 2nd century BC. Encompassing both Theravada and Mahayana Buddhist traditions, the Ajanta caves preserve some of the best masterpieces of Buddhist art in India.
860. Whose reign in Indian History is called the Golden Age of India?
Option “3” is correct The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The time of the Gupta Empire is referred to as Golden Age of India in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy.
