Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Shanta Trivedi.

Key Points

Shanta Trivedi-

• She was born in Nagpur, Maharastra.
• She was married to Parasram Trivedi.
• She established Rajasthan women's council in 1947 AD.
• She also did work for women's education and untouchability eradication.

Additional Information

Khetu Bai-

• She was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
• She was the sister of freedom fighter Vaidh Magharam.
• She leads the women in the Dudha- Khara peasant movement.
• She pledged to wear lifelong khadi.

Laxmi Devi Acharya-

• She was married to Shri ram Acharya.
• She was the founder member of Bikaner Prajamandal.
• She also became president of Bikaner Prajamandal.
• She also took part in Swadeshi and civil disobedience movement.

Janaki Devi Bajaj-

• She was born in Jawra, Madhya Pradesh.
• She was married to Jamna Lal Bajaj.
• She became president of Gau Seva Sangh after Jamna Lal Bajaj's death.
• She became president of Jaipur Prajamandal's 1944 AD convention.
• She built 108 wells during Vinoba Bhave's Bhu-Dan movement.
• She was honored with Padam Vibhusan in 1956 AD.

The correct answer is Bijolia Inscription.

• Bijolian (Vindhyavali) is famous for two rock inscriptions, both dated A.D. 1170.
  • One inscription provides the genealogy of the Chahamanas of Ajmer.
  • Other is a Jaina poem called Uttama Sikhara Purana.
• This latter inscription, incised near the shrine door of the temple of Parsvanatha, records the obeisance of Manoratha, son of Mahidhara.
• This spot gained such a wide reputation and became so holy to the Digambara Jainas that a mythological treatise called the Uttama Sikhara Purana was composed and engraved on a large rock nearby.

Key Points

• The ancient site of Bijolian (Vindhyavali) assumed importance as a holy place for the Jainas and Saivas.
• Of the two rock inscriptions, the one dated V.S. 1226 belonging to the Chahamanas records the genealogy of the Chahamanas up to the coronation of Somesvara and mentions names of several Brahmanical temples, then existing in Vindhyavali and neighbouring places.

Additional Information

• Barli Inscription, Ajmer: 
  • Barli inscription which had been discovered in the year 1912, is the oldest inscription in history which is showing Veer Samvat and no other inscription before Ashoka period has been discovered till date in the world.
  • It reveals that Jaina cult was prevalent in Madhyamika.
• Gosundi Inscription, Chittor:
  • Mentions Asvamedha Yajna by King Sarvatata.
  • Mentions about Krishna & Sankarshana (Balram)
• Ghatiyala Inscription, Jodhpur:
  • Information related to political, social & religious policies of Pratihara dynasty.

The correct answer is Chittaranjan Das.

Key Points

• Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922.
• List of Presidents in their respective Sessions and years:
  • Chittaranjan Das - Gaya Session, 1922.
  • S.N.Banerjee - Pune Session, 1895 and Ahmedabad Session, 1902.
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad - Bombay Session, 1934.
  • Hakim Ajmal Khan -  Ahmedabad Session, 1921.

• Lothal is one of the places of Indus Valley Civilization located presently in India.
• It is located near Saragwala, a village in the Ahmedabad district of the state Gujarat.
• The word Lothal means “the mount of the dead”.

The correct answer is Dravida Style.

• The architecture style of temple developed by Cholas is called Dravidian or Dravida architecture style.
• The majority of the existing structures are located in the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana.