Kings of which dynasty were described as 'Sons of God' ?

• Sakas
• Cholas
• Kushans
• Palas
Correct Option: C  [ Kushans ]

Remark:

In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up the Communist Party of India?

• H. K. Sardar
• M. C. Chagla
• M. N. Roy
• P. C. Joshi
Correct Option: C  [ M. N. Roy ]

Remark:

When was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?

• 1920
• 1922
• 1930
• 1942
Correct Option: B  [ 1922 ]

Remark:

With which event did the Civil Disobedience Movement started

• Prohibition of Wine
• Breaking of Salt law
• Protesting high land revenue
• Boycotting foreign clothes
Correct Option: B  [ Breaking of Salt law ]

Remark:

Who first addressed Rabindranath Tagore as 'Gurudev' ?

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das
• Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Option: B  [ Mahatma Gandhi ]

Remark:

When was the Carlyle "Circular" issued?

• 1905
• 1901
• 1902
• 1906
Correct Option: A  [ 1905 ]

Remark: the Carlyle Circular (1905) prohibiting students' participation in politics; and the partition of Bengal, sinisterly designed to fracture and cripple Bengal politically and culturally.

Who was elected the president of Tripuri Congress session of 1939 ?

• Paltavi Sitaramaiya
• Jawaharlal Nehru
• Rash Bihari Bose
• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Correct Option: D  [ Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ]

Remark:

In which of the following inscriptions we find earliest reference to "Sati"?

• Asokan inscription of Girnar
• Aihole inscription
• Eran inscription
• Damodarpur inscription
Correct Option: C  [ Eran inscription ]

Remark: The first epigraphical evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at Eran, the Inscription of Bhanugupta. Eran is located on the south bank of Bina River in Madhya Pradesh.

Who is the composer of Allahabad Prasasti?

• Harishena
• Bishakhdutta
• Kalidasa
• Shudrak
Correct Option: A  [ Harishena ]

Remark: Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Prayag Prasasti) on written by Harisena in Sanskrit and Brahmi script.

The Gupta King who destroyed Sakas was:

• Samudra Gupta
• Chandra Gupta-I
• Kumara Gupta
• Chandra Gupta-II
Correct Option: D  [ Chandra Gupta-II ]

Remark: Chandragupta II Son of Samudragupta, We know about him from inscriptions and coins. He led an expedition to western India, where he overcame the last of the Shakas. His court was full of learned people, including Kalidasa the poet, and Aryabhata the astronomer.