Question Discussion & Solution

• Mohanjodaro was excavated in 1922 in Larkana district on the banks of Indus.
• It was excavated by a team led by R.D. Banerjee.
• Dhanushkodi is believed to be the place where Lord Ram ordered to build a bridge to connect Sri Lanka, (Ram Setu). It is situated in Tamil Nadu.
• Harappa was excavated in 1920-1921, while it was discovered in the year 1826.
• Kanchi or Kanchipuram is an ancient city in Tamil Nadu.

Jagat Pati Joshi(J.P. Joshi) is an Indian archaeologist who discovered the Indus Valley site of Dholavira.​

• As per the evidence, the Harappan people used to trade with Afghanistan, Persia, and Oman.
• But there is no evidence that they also trade with Mongolia. 

Rajadhiraja belongs to the Chola empire.

• Rajadhiraja Chola was the emperor of the Chola dynasty in the 11th century in the southern part of India.
• Bimbisara, Ajatashatru, and Mahapadma Nanda belonged to the Magadha empire.
• The Chola dynasty existed in South India. Their rulers were powerful and their dynasty was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world.
• The Chola art school spread to Southeast Asia and influenced Southeast Asian architecture and art.

Key Points

• Gopala was the first ruler of the Pala Dynasty.
• Pala Dynasty was originated in the region of Bengal during the Late Classical Period of the Indian historical era.
• Palas followed the Mahayana and Tantric schools of Buddhism.
• It was founded by Gopala in 750CE.
• He was succeeded by Dharmapala.

Additional Information

• Mahendra Pala: Mahendrapal was the fourth king of the Pala dynasty of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. He was the son of Devpala.
• Dharmapala: He was the second ruler of the Pala Empire of Bengal and Bihar regions in the Indian subcontinent. He was the son and successor of Gopal, the founder of the Pala dynasty.

The correct answer is Bombay.

Key Points

• The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded by Allan Octavian Hume on 28th December 1885.
• The first session of INC was held in Bombay at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit Collegeram.
• The first President of the INC session held in Bombay was Womesh Chandra Banerjee.
• 72 delegates attended the session.
• The important leaders during the foundation of INC were Dadabhai Naoroji, Badruddin Tyyabji, Anand Mohan Bose, R.C Dutt, Pherozshah Mehta, G.K Gokhale, G. Subramaniyam Aiyyar, Dinshaw Vacha, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahadev Govind Ranade, Madan Mohan Malviya, etc.
• Formerly Indian National Congress was known as Indian National Union.
• The INC was formed during the tenure of Lord Dufferin (Viceroy of India from 1884-1888).