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Correct answer: (C) Patna
Patna in Bihar was resettled and redeveloped by the Mughals, becoming a provincial centre after Sher Shah.
Correct answer: (A) Ala-ud-din Khalji
Ala-ud-din Khalji styled himself ‘Sikandar-i-Sani’, the second Alexander.
Correct answer: (C) Rousseau
“Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains” was said by Rousseau.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
The Company introduced the Ryotwari, the Mahalwari and the Permanent Settlement alike, so the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (A) Rajani Palme Dutt
That the commercialization of Indian agriculture benefited the British capitalist class and not the peasantry was written by Rajani Palme Dutt.
Correct answer: (A) A. R. Desai
That the growing strength of Britain's industrial class caused the decline of Indian handicraft exports was written by A. R. Desai.
Correct answer: (C) V. D. Savarkar
The Revolt of 1857 was called the ‘First War of Indian Independence’ by V. D. Savarkar.
Correct answer: (C) Swami Vivekananda
“Be strong and fearless” was Swami Vivekananda's message to the youth of India.
Correct answer: (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Against the petition of those who defended Sati, Raja Ram Mohan Roy organized the counter-petition of enlightened Hindus, and the rite was banned in 1829.
Correct answer: (C) Lala Lajpat Rai
It was Lala Lajpat Rai who used the ‘safety valve theory’ to attack the Moderates in the Congress.
Correct answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi
That India's real awakening came after the Partition of Bengal was said by Mahatma Gandhi.
Correct answer: (C) Lahore Session, 1929
The decision to observe 26 January as Independence Day every year was taken at the Lahore session of 1929.
Correct answer: (D) More than one of the above
Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asaf Ali were all active in the underground movement, so the answer is ‘more than one’.
Correct answer: (A) W. W. Hunter
It was W. W. Hunter who described the Muslims as too weak for rebellion and pleaded for a change of official attitude towards them.
Correct answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru
Jatin Das, who died in jail after 64 days of fasting, was praised by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Correct answer: (E) None of the above
It was Subhas Chandra Bose who took command of the Indian National Army and gave the cry ‘Delhi Chalo’, and he is not among the options—so the answer is ‘None of the above’.
Correct answer: (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel played the decisive part in integrating the princely states with the Indian Union.
Correct answer: (A) Agricultural development
The First Five-Year Plan (1951–56) was devoted wholly to agricultural and irrigation development.
Correct answer: (A) 25 countries
Twenty-five countries took part in the first Non-Aligned Conference at Belgrade in 1961.
Correct answer: (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
“The light has gone out of our lives” was said by Jawaharlal Nehru on Mahatma Gandhi's death.