Ans (c) Lala Lajpat Rai Lala Lajpat Rai was a prolific writer and a nationalist leader of India. He was famously called the "Lion of Punjab". His biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, and Shivaji were published in 1896, and those of Dayanand and Shri Krishna in 1898. His purpose in selecting Mazzini anRead more
Ans (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was a prolific writer and a nationalist leader of India. He was famously called the “Lion of Punjab”.
His biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, and Shivaji were published in 1896, and those of Dayanand and Shri Krishna in 1898. His purpose in selecting Mazzini and Garibaldi was to infuse patriotic sentiment in the youth of Punjab, who had no access to books in English.
He travelled to the US in 1907 and noted sociological similarities between the notion of ‘colour-caste’ there and within castes in India. He joined the Swaraj Party in 1926 and was elected as its Deputy Leader in the Central Legislative Assembly.
Ans (a) Running the secret congress radio in the wake of the Quit India Movement Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for a few months duRead more
Ans (a) Running the secret congress radio in the wake of the Quit India Movement
Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for a few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
Ans (b) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 against the Ramsay Macdonald Announcement of the Communal Award.
Ans (b) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 against the Ramsay Macdonald Announcement of the Communal Award.
Ans (c) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes De-notified tribes are those which were originally listed under the Trible Act of 1871. The term 'De-notified Tribes' stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British RajRead more
Ans (c) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
De-notified tribes are those which were originally listed under the Trible Act of 1871.
The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between l87l and I947. These Acts were repealed by the Independent lndian Government in l952, and these communities were “De-Notified”.
Ans (c) J B Kriplani Following his education at Fergusson College in Pune, J B Kriplani worked as a school teacher before joining the freedom movement following Gandhi’s return from South Africa. He was a professor of English and History. Kripalani came in contact with Gandhi in 1917 during ChamparaRead more
Ans (c) J B Kriplani
Following his education at Fergusson College in Pune, J B Kriplani worked as a school teacher before joining the freedom movement following Gandhi’s return from South Africa. He was a professor of English and History. Kripalani came in contact with Gandhi in 1917 during Champaran Satyagraha.
Ans (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land Araghatta is a Persian wheel used in the irrigation of land in medieval India. This Persian wheel is a mechanical water-lifting device usually operated by draught animals like camels, bullocks or buffaloes. It is used to lift water from water sourcesRead more
Ans (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
Araghatta is a Persian wheel used in the irrigation of land in medieval India. This Persian wheel is a mechanical water-lifting device usually operated by draught animals like camels, bullocks or buffaloes. It is used to lift water from water sources, typically open wells. In Sanskrit, the word Araghatta has been used in ancient texts to describe the Persian wheel. The ‘Ara-ghatta’ comes from the combination of the words ‘ara’ meaning spoke, and ‘ghatta’ meaning pot/
Ans (b) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle Baudhayan Sulv Sutra (1000 BC) is today known as the Pythogorus theorem, which states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. In Baudhayan theorem, this has been expreRead more
Ans (b) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
Baudhayan Sulv Sutra (1000 BC) is today known as the Pythogorus theorem, which states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
In Baudhayan theorem, this has been expressed as follows:
In a Deerghchatursh (triangle), the chetra (square) of rajju (hypotenuse) is equal to the sum of squares of the parshvamani (base) and triyangmani (perpendicular line).
Remarkably, the Pythagorus theorem was known in our country as far back as 1000 BC.
Ans (a) Aristotle Aristotle, in 340 B.C., first stated that the earth was spherical in his book “On the Heaven”. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition. He has beenRead more
Ans (a) Aristotle
Aristotle, in 340 B.C., first stated that the earth was spherical in his book “On the Heaven”.
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition. He has been called the “Father of Western Philosophy” along with his teacher Plato.
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
Ans (c) Lala Lajpat Rai Lala Lajpat Rai was a prolific writer and a nationalist leader of India. He was famously called the "Lion of Punjab". His biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, and Shivaji were published in 1896, and those of Dayanand and Shri Krishna in 1898. His purpose in selecting Mazzini anRead more
Ans (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was a prolific writer and a nationalist leader of India. He was famously called the “Lion of Punjab”.
See lessHis biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, and Shivaji were published in 1896, and those of Dayanand and Shri Krishna in 1898. His purpose in selecting Mazzini and Garibaldi was to infuse patriotic sentiment in the youth of Punjab, who had no access to books in English.
He travelled to the US in 1907 and noted sociological similarities between the notion of ‘colour-caste’ there and within castes in India. He joined the Swaraj Party in 1926 and was elected as its Deputy Leader in the Central Legislative Assembly.
With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for?
Ans (a) Running the secret congress radio in the wake of the Quit India Movement Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for a few months duRead more
Ans (a) Running the secret congress radio in the wake of the Quit India Movement
Usha Mehta was a Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for organizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for a few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942.
See lessMahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because:
Ans (b) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 against the Ramsay Macdonald Announcement of the Communal Award.
Ans (b) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 against the Ramsay Macdonald Announcement of the Communal Award.
See lessIn the Indian Context, the term ‘De-notified tribes’ refers to
Ans (c) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes De-notified tribes are those which were originally listed under the Trible Act of 1871. The term 'De-notified Tribes' stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British RajRead more
Ans (c) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
De-notified tribes are those which were originally listed under the Trible Act of 1871.
See lessThe term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities which were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between l87l and I947. These Acts were repealed by the Independent lndian Government in l952, and these communities were “De-Notified”.
Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
Ans (c) J B Kriplani Following his education at Fergusson College in Pune, J B Kriplani worked as a school teacher before joining the freedom movement following Gandhi’s return from South Africa. He was a professor of English and History. Kripalani came in contact with Gandhi in 1917 during ChamparaRead more
Ans (c) J B Kriplani
Following his education at Fergusson College in Pune, J B Kriplani worked as a school teacher before joining the freedom movement following Gandhi’s return from South Africa. He was a professor of English and History. Kripalani came in contact with Gandhi in 1917 during Champaran Satyagraha.
See lessWith reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term “Araghatta” refers to:
Ans (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land Araghatta is a Persian wheel used in the irrigation of land in medieval India. This Persian wheel is a mechanical water-lifting device usually operated by draught animals like camels, bullocks or buffaloes. It is used to lift water from water sourcesRead more
Ans (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
Araghatta is a Persian wheel used in the irrigation of land in medieval India. This Persian wheel is a mechanical water-lifting device usually operated by draught animals like camels, bullocks or buffaloes. It is used to lift water from water sources, typically open wells. In Sanskrit, the word Araghatta has been used in ancient texts to describe the Persian wheel. The ‘Ara-ghatta’ comes from the combination of the words ‘ara’ meaning spoke, and ‘ghatta’ meaning pot/
See lessWhat does Baudhayan theorem (Baudhayan Sulva Sutras) relate to?
Ans (b) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle Baudhayan Sulv Sutra (1000 BC) is today known as the Pythogorus theorem, which states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. In Baudhayan theorem, this has been expreRead more
Ans (b) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
Baudhayan Sulv Sutra (1000 BC) is today known as the Pythogorus theorem, which states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
In Baudhayan theorem, this has been expressed as follows:
In a Deerghchatursh (triangle), the chetra (square) of rajju (hypotenuse) is equal to the sum of squares of the parshvamani (base) and triyangmani (perpendicular line).
Remarkably, the Pythagorus theorem was known in our country as far back as 1000 BC.
See lessWho amongst the following was the first to state that the earth was spherical?
Ans (a) Aristotle Aristotle, in 340 B.C., first stated that the earth was spherical in his book “On the Heaven”. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition. He has beenRead more
Ans (a) Aristotle
Aristotle, in 340 B.C., first stated that the earth was spherical in his book “On the Heaven”.
See lessAristotle was a Greek philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, the founder of the Lyceum and the Peripatetic school of philosophy and Aristotelian tradition. He has been called the “Father of Western Philosophy” along with his teacher Plato.
Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading?
Ans (a) Stormy In stormy weather conditions, the pressure of the atmosphere varies, which causes a sudden fall in barometer reading.
Ans (a) Stormy
In stormy weather conditions, the pressure of the atmosphere varies, which causes a sudden fall in barometer reading.
See lessThe sea coast of which one of the following States has become famous as a nesting place for the giant Olive Ridley turtles from South America?
Ans (b) Odisha The sea coast of Odisha is famous as a nesting place for giant olive ridley turtles from South America.
Ans (b) Odisha
The sea coast of Odisha is famous as a nesting place for giant olive ridley turtles from South America.
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