Who was the founder of Indian National Congress ?
Answer: C
It was A. O. Hume.
The retired civil servant convened the first session at Bombay in December 1885 with 72 delegates, and served as general secretary for over twenty years. W. C. Bonnerjee presided over that session.
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Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
Answer: A
He was a Chalukya.
Pulakesin II of Badami ruled from 610 to 642, checked Harsha on the Narmada - the one defeat of Harsha's career - and received an embassy from Khusrau II of Persia. He was defeated and killed by the Pallava Narasimhavarman I, who took Badami.
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Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
Answer: D
It was the North-West Frontier Province and Sylhet.
The plan of 3 June 1947 provided for a referendum in the NWFP, where a Congress ministry governed a Muslim-majority province, and in the Sylhet district of Assam. Both voted to join Pakistan.
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The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
Answer: C
They are portrayed in the Pattinappalai.
This Sangam poem of the Pattuppattu describes the Chola port of Kaveripattinam and the deeds of Karikala, including his victory at Venni and the raising of the embankments of the Kaveri.
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The weekly Commonweal was founded by
Answer: A
It was Annie Besant.
She started Commonweal as a weekly in January 1914 and bought the Madras daily New India that year, using both to campaign for Home Rule. She founded the Home Rule League in 1916 and presided over the Congress in 1917.
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Bimbisara was the ruler of ?
Answer: A
He ruled Magadha.
Bimbisara of the Haryanka line ruled from about 544 to 492 BCE, annexed Anga, and built the strength of Magadha by marriage alliances with Kosala, Vaishali and Madra. He was a contemporary and patron of both the Buddha and Mahavira.
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Where did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment?
Answer: D
It was at Bodh Gaya.
He attained enlightenment under the pipal tree on the bank of the Niranjana after six years of search. Lumbini is his birthplace, Sarnath the site of the first sermon and Kushinagar of his death.
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Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?
Answer: D
It is by Abul Fazl.
The Ain-i-Akbari is the third volume of the Akbarnama, and is an account of the empire's administration rather than a narrative - the household, the army, the provinces, with revenue statistics and prices that remain a primary source.
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Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
Answer: A
He was a contemporary of Akbar.
Tulsidas lived from about 1532 to 1623 and began the Ramcharitmanas at Ayodhya in 1574, in Awadhi rather than Sanskrit. His life falls almost wholly within Akbar's reign.
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Who was last Governor General of free India ?
Answer: D
It was C. Rajagopalachari.
He succeeded Mountbatten in June 1948 and held the office until 26 January 1950, when the Constitution came into force and the President replaced the Governor-General. He was the only Indian to hold the post.
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