Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Alauddin Husain Shah

• The famous Saint Chaitanya of Bengal was a contemporary of Alauddin Husain Shah.
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534) was a Vedic spiritual leader.
• He founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
• Chaitanya was the advocator for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga.
• He is revered as Krishna.
• He popularized the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra.
• He composed the Siksastakam (eight devotional prayers) in Sanskrit.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e The Rakhigarhi.

• Rakhigarhi is a village in Haryana.
  • Rakhigarhi villages of Haryana have one of the world's oldest ancient Indus Valley Civilization sites.
  • Located in the Sarasvati river plain.
  • It is one of the famous sites of a pre-Indus Valley Civilisation.
  • Part of the mature Indus Valley Civilisation, dating to 2600-1900 BCE.
  • The Global Heritage Fund, declared Rakhigarhi one of the ten most endangered heritage sites in Asia in 2011.
  • The  Archaeological Survey of India excavated Rakhigarhi for three times.
• Mitathal is another Indus Valley Civilisation site in Haryana.
• Sisai is an Indus Valley Civilization site and village in Haryana.
• Bass is a municipal committee town situated in the geometrical centre of Haryana.

Humayun is NOT correct.

• Mirza Raja Jai Singh did not serve Humayun.

Key Points

• MIrza King Jai Singh-
  • He was the son of Man Singh I.
  • He served three Mughal kings (Jahangir, Sahajahan and Aurangzeb).
  • During the Gandhara campaign, Shah Jahan gave him the title of Mirza King.
  • His first campaign was against Malik Ambar of Ahmed Nagar in 1623 AD.
  • In the Battle of Dharmat (1658 AD), he sided with Darashikoh against Aurangzeb.
  • In 1665 AD, he signed a treaty with Shivaji, known as the Treaty of Purandar.
  • The foreign Manuchi has described this eye-sight treaty.

The correct answer is Bagore.

Key Points

• Bagore civilization: 
  • It is situated in Bhilwara on the bank of the Kothari river.
  • It was excavated by V.N. Misra and L.S. Laishnik.
  • It has evidence of the most ancient animal rearing of India.
  • It is also known as the museum of primitive culture.
  • Swastik sign was used there for Vastu dosh prevention.

Additional Information

• Raid is situated on the bank of the Dheel river in Tonk.
  • It is known as ancient India's Tatanagar.
• Gilund is situated on the bank of the Banas River in Rajsamand.
  • It was excavated by Prof. Brijvasi Lal in 1957-58 AD.
• Bairat or ancient Viratnagar, the capital of Matsyadesa, is said to have been founded by king Virat, in whose kingdom the five Pandavas spent the thirteenth year of exile in disguise. 

The correct answer is Stuttgart.

Key Points

• Madam Cama hoisted the first tricolor flag in 1907 at Stuttgart.
• Madam Cama:
  • Bhikaiji Rustom Cama was a prominent figure in the Indian Independence Struggle.
  • She is famous for hosting the precursor to the Indian National Flag on foreign soil.
  • For this act, she came to be known as the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution.
  • During her visit to London, Bhikaiji Cama came into contact with Shyamji Krishna Varma, an Indian nationalist known for the speeches he gave in Hyde Park.
  • She met Dadabhai Naoroji, the president of the British committee of the Indian National Congress (founded on December 28, 1885).