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- Question
Consider the following statement :?A sound body means one whichbends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service.?The above statement is attributed to
Options- A. Sardar Patel
- B. Winston Churchill
- C. Mahatma Gandhi
- D. Baden-Powell
- Correct Answer
- Mahatma Gandhi
ExplanationAccording to Gandhiji, A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service. Such bodies are not made, in my opinion, on the football field. They are made on cornfields and farms.
- 1. In 1921,during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identity with the poor?
Options- A. Ahmadabad
- B. Champaran
- C. Chauri Chaura
- D. South India Discuss
- 2. The Summary Settlement of 1856 was based on which one of the following assumptions?
Options- A. The Talukdars were the rightful owners of the land
- B. The Talukdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.
- C. The Talukdars could evict the peasants from the lands
- D. The Talukdars would take a portion of the revenue which flowed to the State Discuss
- 3. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
Options- A. Kumara Gupta I
- B. Chandra Gupta II
- C. Samudra Gupta
- D. Skanda Gupta Discuss
- 4. Kalhana?s ?Rajatarangini? is a history of--
Options- A. Kashmir
- B. Harsha?sreign
- C. Rajasthan
- D. Chandragupta?s reign Discuss
- 5. Pulitzer Prize was established in _______.
Options- A. 1762
- B. 1883
- C. 1917
- D. 1965 Discuss
- 6. Who is the author of Manimekalai?
Options- A. Kovalan
- B. Sathanar
- C. Ilango Adigal
- D. Timtakkatevar Discuss
- 7. The second Battle of Tarain was fought between __________.
Options- A. Alexander and Porus
- B. Jai Chand and Mohammed Ghori
- C. Akbar and Hemu
- D. Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan Discuss
- 8. Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?
Options- A. Basant Kumar Biswas
- B. Sohan Singh Bhakna
- C. Ram Prasad Bismil
- D. Bhagat Singh Discuss
- 9. Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit language?
Options- A. Prabhakaravardhana
- B. Harshavadhana
- C. Chandragupta II
- D. Bindusara Discuss
- 10. Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'?
Options- A. Indra
- B. Agni
- C. Pashupati
- D. Vishnu Discuss
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Correct Answer: South India
Explanation:
On 22nd September 1921, Gandhi made a momentous decision to change his attire. From the elaborate Gujarati attire, he decided on a simple dhoti and shawl. This epoch-making decision was taken by Gandhiji in Madurai after he decided that he has to work for and with the with the poor people of India and how can he identify with them if he wears different clothes from them.
Correct Answer: The Talukdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.
Explanation:
The British land revenue policy further undermined the position and authority of the taluqdars. After annexation, the first British revenue settlement, known as the Summary Settlement of 1856, was based on the assumption that the taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in land: they had established their hold over land through force and fraud.
Correct Answer: Samudra Gupta
Correct Answer: Kashmir
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1917
Correct Answer: Sathanar
Explanation:
One of the finest jewels of Tamil poetry, the epic poem Manimekalai was written by Sathanar in 2nd century A.D. It is unique for the deep spirituality and mysticism it unfolds against the historical and geographical background of South India and of adjacent Jaffna.
Correct Answer: Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan
Correct Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
Correct Answer: Harshavadhana
Correct Answer: Indra
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