Class Room Daily Dose Booklet: DDB No: Indian History Set 09 Answers and Explanations

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 DDB NO: Indian History 09
Indian History
Answers & Explanations

1 B. Khuda-i-Khidamatgar (Servants of God)

2 A. Prince Akbar

3 A. Dadabhai Naoroji

4 B. Harshavardhana

Explanation: It was during Harsha’s reign that Hiuen Tsang came to India. He has given a vivid description of the social, economic and religious conditions, under the rule of Harsha spoke highly of the king.

5 B. Krishnaraja III

6 C. the Chauri Chaura incident

7 C. believed in the theory of Karma

8 A. Kusumapura

9 B. Brahminism

10 D. they used chariots driven by horses

Explanation: The Aryans success can partly be attributed to the superiority of their technology, particularly weapon technology, over the people they conquered, namely the Dravidian people in South Asia. The Aryans had advanced bronze weapons, later iron weapons and horse drawn chariots with light spoked wheels. The native people the conquered at best had oxcarts and often only stone-age weapons.

11 A. Palas

12 D. Akbar

13 A. Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims

14 B. Mahaprajapati

15 D. Indo-Greek

Explanation: Gandhara art was a style of Buddhist visual art that developed from a merger of Greek, Syrian, Persian, and Indian artistic influences during the first few centuries of Christian era. The foreign influence is evident from the sculptures of Buddha in which they bear resemblance to the Greek sculptures. Both Shakas and Kushanas were patrons of Gandhara School.

16 C. Ras Behari Bose

17 B. Singapore

18 B. Three

19 C. Kusinagara

20 B. Raja Ram Mohun Roy

21 D. Dadabhai Naoroji

22 A. Tegh Bahadur

23 B. Excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars

24 D. Alberuni

25 A. 261 BC

Explanation: In the Mauryan dynasty, Kalinga war took place in the year 261 BC. The Kalinga war fought between the Mourya Empire under Ashoka the Great and the state of Kalinga (Odisha). It was fought in 262-261 BC. The Kalinga war is one of the major and bloodiest battles in the history of India.

26 D. Diwan

27 C. Painting

28 C. Nur Jahan

29 D. Purushapura (Peshawar)

30 D. Constantinople

31 A. Bhagat Singh

32 A. Babar

33 C. Dara - Governor of Kabul

34 B. Farid

35 B. Mahatma Gandhi

36 B. The partition of Bengal

37 A. Bharavi

38 D. Huzur Daftar

39 A. Kotwal

40 D. Ramatanu Pande

41 D. Sobraon

42 A. Qanungo

43 B. Jewellery

44 B. Agra

45 C. General Mohan Singh

46 A. Bal Shastri

47 A. Durgadas

48 D. Ajatasatru

49 A. Buddhism

50 D. Upagupta

51 A. Buddhists

Explanation: The famous caves of Ajanta and Ellora belonged to Buddhists.

52 B. Gondwana

53 B. Madeline Slade

54 B. Guptas

55 D. Sassanian rulers

56 A. Tobacco and Maize

57 C. Namadeva

58 C. Awadh

59 D. Burhanpur

60 D. Religious ferment

Explanation: The 6th century B.C was an age of religious ferment in the world. In India, it witnessed the birth of Buddhism and Jainism. It was in the same period that Heraclitus preached his new doctrines in the Greek island of Ionia; Zoroaster launched his protest against the prevailing religious superstitions in Iran and Confucius showed a new way of life in China.

61 B. Thalavaipuram Copper Platces

Explanation: The Thalavaipuram copper plate brought out during 1018 and 1054 A.D by the Pandyan kings, describes land system, giant waves, etc. For example, it mentions six qualifications for a Brahmin to get land as a gift from the king. Kasakudi plates and Uthiramerur inscription are related to the Pallava and Chola dynasties respectively.

62 C. Kapila

63 B. Karikala

Explanation: Karikala was a very popular Chola ruler who founded the city of’Puhar’ (Kaveripatnam) in 1st century B.C. Today is a town in the Nagapattinam district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu which for a while served as the capital of the early Chola kings in Tamilakkam.

64 D. Svapnavasavadatta

65 C. American experts

66 D. The Court of Directors

67 C. Winston Churchill

68 D. Gujarat

69 D. Albuquerque

70 C. 1919

71 D. Amarakosa

72 A. Jainism

73 A. Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)

74 D. Vishnu Purana

Explanation: There are four Vedas: the Rig-Veda, the Yajur Veda, the Sama Veda and the Atharva Veda. On the other hand, Vishnu Purana is a religious Hindu text and one of the eighteen Mahapuranas. It has been given the name Puranaratna.

75 A. Ashoka

Explanation: As a Buddhist emperor, Ashoka sent many prominent Buddhist monks (bhikshus) Sthaviras like Madhyamik Sthavira to modern Kashmir and Afghanistan; Maharaskshit Sthavira to Syria, Persia / Iran, Egypt, Greece, Italy and Turkey; and Massim Sthavira to Nepal. He built a number of stupas, Sangharama, viharas, chaitya, and residences for Buddhist monks all over South Asia and Central Asia. The Asokan pillar at Lumbini, Nepal speaks about Asoka and his works.

76 A. Brahmadeya

77 C. Harappa

78 B. Religious conversation

79 A. Firuz Shah Tughluq

80 B. Machiavelli’s Prince

81 D. Bipin Chandra Pal

82 B. Anusilan Samiti

83 B. Aurangabad

Explanation: The Ajanta Caves, comprising rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments, are located in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. Ellora caves, ne of the largest rockcut monastery temple caves complexes in the world, are also located near Aurangabad. Ajanta and Ellora caves form one of the major tourist attractions in Marathwada region of Maharashtra.

84 C. Trishala

Explanation: Trishala was the Mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Jain monarch, Siddartha of Kundgraam, of present day Bihar. She finds mention in the classical Jain Agamas, the Kalpa sutra, written by Acharya Bhadrabahu (433 357 BC), which is primarily a biography of the Tirthankaras.

85 D. Moneylenders

86 A. Amir Khusrau

87 D. Iltutmish

88 B. Kanchi or Conjeevaram

89 C. Mir Jumla

90 C. Subahdar

91 A. conqueror (of senses)

92 C. Marwar

93 D. election of the President of the INC

94 B. 1921

95 A. Muslim

96 C. Mohammed-bin-Qasim

97 D. Sind

98 A. Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj

99 A. Sikh Misls (military brotherhoods)

100 C. All of the above

101 C. Gita Govinda

102 A. 17

103 D. 11th

104 D. Tungabhadra

105 B. Government of India Act of 1919

106 D. The Home Government of the Company

107 D. WC Banerji

108 D. Shivaji

109 A. Akbar

110 D. Albuquerque

111 D. Samudragupta

Explanation: Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so because of his great military conquests known from the ‘Prayag Prashati’ written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles. But some leading Indian historians criticise Smith and feel that Samudragupta was a far greater warrior than Napoleon, as the former never lost any battle.

112 B. Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi

113 A. Kannauj

114 D. Afghan

115 A. Marco Polo

116 A. Amritsar

117 D. Mohenjo-Daro

118 A. Charaka

Explanation: Charaka was the court physician of Kanishka I. He was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in ancient India. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of Indian Medicine.

119 B. the Act of 1935

120 C. Virupaksha

121 A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

122 B. Architectural

123 C. Sant Kabir

124 C. Iltutmish

125 D. Persian

126 B. the 24th Tirthankara

127 A. Gulbadan Begum

128 A. Portuguese

129 A. Copper

Explanation: The first two metals to be used widely were gold and copper. The use of copper in antiquity is of more significance than gold as the first tools, implements and weapons were made from copper. From 4,000 to 6,000 BC was the Chalcolithic period which was when copper came into common use. By 3600 BC the first copper smelted artifacts were found in the Nile valley and copper rings, bracelets, chisels were found. By 3000 BC weapons, tools etc. were widely found. Tools and weapons of utilitarian value were now within society, however, only kings and royalty had such tools; it would take another 500 years before they reached the peasants.

130 C. Simuka

Explanation: Simuka was the founder of the Satavahana Dynasty. He is mentioned as the first king in a list of royals in a Satavahana inscription at Nanaghat. He is believed to have destroyed the Shunga Power in the Deccan with the aid of the Rathikas and Bhojakas. He reigned for around 23 years and was beheaded by his brother Kanha, who succeeded him.

131 B. Pandyas

Explanation: Sangam was the ancient academy, which enabled Tamil poets and authors to gather periodically to publish their work. The Sangam met periodically in the city of Madurai in South India under the patronage of the Pandya kings. Sangam literature comprises some of the oldest extant Tamil literature, and deals with love, war, governance, trade and bereavement.

132 A. Pandyas

133 C. 12

134 D. Kanishka in AD 78

135 C. Swadeshi

Explanation: Most of what is known about Kanishka derives from Chinese sources, particularly Buddhist writings. When Kanishka came to the throne is uncertain. His accession has been estimated as occurring between his reigns is believed to have lasted 23 years. The year 78 marks the beginning of the Saka era, a system of dating that Kanishka might have initiated.

136 A. Sarnath

137 B. Chandragupta Maurya

138 C. Calicut

139 B. Mahavibhasha Sutra

140 D. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy

141 C. Meerut

142 A. Forward Block

143 B. Centralized

144 A. Senguttuvan

145 B. Enlightened despotism

Explanation: Despotism is a form of government in which a single entity rules with absolute power. However, in enlightened absolutism (also known as benevolent despotism), absolute monarchs used their authority to institute a number of reforms in the political systems and societies of their countries. During Ashoka’s reign, the Mauryan Empire was indeed the first attempt in India to secure administrative centralization on an extended scale. Within its framework it united a number of people and tribes. That nature of the Mauryan government was enlightened despotism. The centralized monarchy became a paternal despotism under the able guidance of Ashoka.

146 C. Rock Edict XIII

Explanation: The vivid description of Kalinga war is given in 13th Rock Edict of Asoka. The edict gives description of the devastation caused to Kalinga due to war and how the Mauryan emperor felt remorse for it.

147 C. Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795

148 A. Tamil Nadu

Explanation: In South India, the Bhakti movement originated in Tamil Nadu sometime after the 7th century AD with the Alwars (Vaishnava saints) and the Adiyars (Shaiva saints).

149 B. Afzalkhan

150 C. Vidisa

151 B. Halebid

152 C. Sangam Age

153 B. Lord Bentick

154 D. Peshawar

155 D. BG Tilak

156 C. Dharampala

Explanation: The Vikramasila University was one of the two most important centers of Buddhist learning in India during the Pala dynasty, along with Nalanda University. It was established by King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda. Atisha, the renowned pandita, is sometimes listed as a notable abbot.

157 B. Gondophernes

158 A. Kanishka

Explanation: The Silk Road or Silk Route is a modern term referring to a historical network of interlinking trade routes across the Afro- Eurasian landmass that connected East, South, and Western Asia with the Mediterranean and European world, as well as parts of North and East Africa. Extending 6,500 km, the Silk Road gets its name from the lucrative Chinese silk trade along it, which began during the Han Dynasty (206 BC ‘ 220 AD). The Kushan empire incorporated Samarkand, Bokhara and Fergana, bordering on the Silk Road towns of Kashgar, Yarkand and Khotan. The main route from Central Asia into India, connecting India with the Silk Roads and the Mediterranean, ran through Gandhara. Kanishka sought to promote the thriving trade with the Silk Road centres like Kashgar and beyond, sending an envoy to Trajan in Rome.

159 B. Razia Sultan

160 D. Shyamji Krishna Varma

161 A. 1858

162 C. to plunder the wealth of India

163 A. Chola Explanation: Elara (235 BC ‘ 161 BC), also known as Manu Needhi Cholan was a Chola king from the Chola Kingdom, in present day South India, who ruled Sri Lanka from 205 BC to 161 BC from the ancient capital of Anuradhapura. Often referred to as ‘the Just King’. The Tamil name Elalan means, ‘the one who rules the Ellai (boundary). Elara is a peculiar figure in the history of Sri Lanka and one with particular resonance given the ongoing ethnic strife in the country. Although he was an invader, he is often regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s wisest and most just monarchs, as highlighted in the ancient Sinhalese chronicle Mahavamsa.

164 A. Prime Minister Pitt

165 C. historian

166 C. Thakkar Bappa

167 B. Vasco da Gama

168 B. Jawaharlal Nehru

169 D. To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition

170 B. National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.

171 D. As the Home Minister of free India he brought about the integration of 600-odd Indian States with the Indian Republic

172 A. Swaraj Party

173 D. Dhondo Keshav Karve

174 C. Jainism

Explanation: Jivaka Chintamani (fabulous gem) is a classical epic poem, considered one of the five great Tamil epics according to later Tamil literary tradition, the others being Manimegalai, Silappadikaram, Valayapathi and Kundalakesi. It was composed during the 10th century CE by Thiruthakka Thevar, a Jain monk. It narrates the romantic exploits of Jeevaka and throws light on arts of music and dance of the era. It is reputed to have been the model for Kamba Ramayanam. The epic is based on Sanskrit original and contains the exposition of Jain doctrines and beliefs.

175 D. celibacy

176 C. Anusilan Samiti

177 B. Agnimitra

178 A. individually

179 D. Adi Sankara

180 A. Sahasaram

181 C. Krishnadeva Raya

182 A. Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus

183 B. Adityasen

184 C. Hardinge

185 C. Horse

186 C. Ferghana

187 A. Political state craft

Explanation: The Arthashastra is an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy, written by Kautilya. It is essentially a book of state and administrative system and deals with the art of government and politics. It is a comprehensive manual on how a state ought to be ruled and administered by a king and his administration.

188 B. gold

Explanation: Coins minted in the Gupta Age were mostly made in gold. These coins consisted of the depiction of Indian deities and legends in Brahmi. Events like the Asvamedha Yagya and the accomplishments of the kings were also depicted on the coins.

189 C. Portuguese

190 A. Mahadeva Govind Ranade

191 C. Andhras

192 B. Subhas Chandra Bose

193 C. Shivaji

194 A. Upagupta

195 C. June 3, 1947

196 A. Harshavardhana

Explanation: Harshavardhana was a good scholar and a noted author. He wrote three plays in Sanskrit namely Ratnavali, Priyadarsika and Nagananda. We can find welldocumented record of his reign in the work of his court poet Banabhatta.

197 A. Kanishka

Explanation: Kanishka worked for preaching of Buddhism. He spread Buddhism to China, Japan, Central Asia and Tibet; and convened the 4th Buddhist Council at Kundalvana in Kashmir. Due to his works he is often called’Second Asoka’.

198 A. Reading

199 A. Seleucus Nicator

Explanation: Seleucus I was a leading officer of Alexander the Great’s League of Corinth and one of the Diadochi. In the Wars of the Diadochi that took place after Alexander’s death, Seleucus established the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire. His kingdom would be one of the last holdouts of Alexander’s former empire to Roman rule. They were only outlived by the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt by roughly 34 years.

200 B. To gain possession of the wealth of India