Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Bhirrana

• Bhirrana is considered as the oldest discovered Indus Valley Civilization site.
• It is the oldest one according to the C-14 radio-dating done by Archaeological Survey of India.
• It is situated in the Fatehabad district and dated to 757-6200 BC.
• Rakhigarhi, situated close to Bhirrama is the largest Harappan site in the world.
• Mohenjo-daro is situated in southern Pakistan.
• Allahdino is located towards each of Karachi.

Additional Information 

• The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India. This civilization flourished in the river basins of the Ghaggar-Hakra river and the Indus. Indus valley civilization is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world. It is also known as Harappan Civilization and is well-known for its organized planning based on the grid system. Important facts to be remembered 
• John Marshall was the first researcher to use the term, ‘Indus Valley Civilization’.
• Indus Valley Civilization spread from the year 2500 – 1750 BC according to radio-carbon dating.
• The most distinctive feature of the Harappan Civilization was its urbanization.
• Moreover, sheep and goats, dogs, humped cattle buffalo, and elephants were domesticated in the Indus Valley Civilization.
• The capital cities are Mohenjodaro and Harappa.
• The port cities are Sutkagendor, Balakot, Lothal, Allahdino, and Kuntasi.
• The Indus valley people were well-acquainted with the use of both cotton and wool.
• Name of the major cities are given below:
  • Mohenjodaro (Sind)-It is located on the right bank of the Indus.
  • Kalibangan (Rajasthan)-It was on the banks of the river Ghaggar river
  • Chanhudaro-It lies on the left bank of the Indus in the south of Mohenjodaro.
  • Lothal- It is located at the head of the Gulf of Cambay.
  • Surkotada (Gujarat)-It is at the head of the Rann of Kutch.
  • Banawali (Haryana)-It was situated on the banks of the now-extinct Sarasvati
  • Dholavira (Gujarat)-It excavated is in the Kutch district

The correct answer is Amalanand Ghosh.

Important Points

• kali Bangan was discovered by Amalanand Ghosh in 1951 A.D.
• Amalanand Ghosh was the director of the Archeological Survey of India from 1953 to 1968.
• He is well known for his investigations in Pachmarhi, Taxila, Arikamedu, and Harappa.
• Most extensive work on Kalibangan was done by Amalanand Ghosh in 1951-55 and later by BB Lal & B K Thapar in 1961.

Additional Information

• kali Bangan is in the Hanumanghar district of Rajasthan, which is located near the banks of the river Ghaggar.
• kali Bangan means black bangles, the black bangle factory remains were seen in this region.
• Leg bone of the elephant was found in Kali Bangan.
• Archeologists discovered two platforms with fire altars for the practice of the cult of sacrifice.
• B.B. Lal and B.K Thapar also investigated on Kali Bangan site in 1961 A.D. 

• Daya Ram Sahni - Harappan civilization
• Ratan Lal Mishra - Ganeshwar civilization
• V N Mishra - Bagore civilization

• Vikramshila University was founded by the Pala King, Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century.
• It was situated at Bhagalpur, Bihar.
• It was one of the largest Buddhist universities with more than 100 teachers and about 1000 students.
• The university prospered for around four centuries and was later destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji.

The Correct Answer is 26 January 1930, Lahore.

Key Points

• The Indian National Congress issued the Purna Swaraj declaration on January 26, 1930, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj or full independence from the British Empire.
• Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian flag on the banks of the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan, on December 31, 1929.
• The Congress had requested that India's people commemorate January 26th as Independence Day.
• The Indian flag was raised in public around the country by Congress volunteers, nationalists, and the general public. 
• The Congress designated January 26 as India's Independence Day, honouring those who fought for the country's independence.
• The British decided to hand over power and political clout to India in 1947, and 15 August was designated as India's official Independence Day.
• The new Constitution of India, as drafted and approved by the Constituent Assembly, was to take effect on January 26, 1950, to commemorate the 1930 declaration.
• India became a republic on that day in 1950. Every year, the 26th of January is observed as India's Republic Day.

 The correct answer is Anjana Devi Chudhary.

Key Points

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.

Additional Information 

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.
  • Anjana Devi Chaudhary was the wife of Ram Narayan Chaudhari, and she was the first Indian Congress leader in Rajasthan who was arrested by the British Government.
  • She joined Indian Congress under influence of Mahatma Gandhi, and in 1942, she becomes the leader of the Bharat Sevak Samaj.