Question Discussion & Solution

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Similarly, Rope is measured in Meters

The correct answer is On 6th April 1919.

• The non-violent protest day of Rowlatt Act was celebrated on 6th April 1919. 

Key Points

• ​Rowlatt Act (1919):
  • In 1919 a Sedition Committee headed by justice Rowlatt led to the Rowlatt Act. This act authorised the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction by the Court of Law for 2 years. The law also enabled the government to suspend the right of Habeas Corpus which had been the foundation of civil liberties in Britain.
• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April 1919 AD):
  • The arrest of Dr Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr Satyapal on 10th April 1919 AD, under the Rowlatt Act in connection with Satyagraha caused serious unrest in Punjab.
  • A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 AD in a park called Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. As soon as the meeting started, General Reginald Dyer ordered the indiscriminate heavy firing. The crowd of people had no way out to escape. As a result, hundreds of men, women and children were killed and more than 1,200 people wounded.
  • Due to this massacre, R.N. Tagore returned ‘Knighthood’ and Shankaran Nair resigned from the Executive Council of Viceroy.

The correct answer is Anand Math.

• The National song of India, ‘Vande Matram’ has been taken from Anand Math.

Key Points

• Anand Math:
  • It was authored by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
  • The book was originally written in 1882.
  • Anandamath takes the reader back to Bengal in the clutches of the famine, the backdrop of the pre-independence struggle and the turmoil of human lives caught in this frame of time. 
  • It is considered one of the most remarkable works of the Bangla language and Indian literature.
  • Through the book, Bankim also gave us the song ‘VandeMataram’which became the rallying call for rebels.
  • The first two stanzas eventually became the National song of India.
  • One of the gems of Indian Literature, ‘Anandmath’ carries a deep sentiment of nationalism which was the essence of the freedom struggle.

Additional Information

• The 'Neel Darpan' published in 1860 portrays the plight of indigo cultivators was created by Deenbandhu Mitra.
• The first play ever commercially staged was Neel Darpan in 1872.
• It was translated by Micheal Madhusudan Dutta and it was published by

The correct answer is Dhaka.

Key Points

• All India Muslim League was established On 30 December 1906, a conference took place under the control of Nawab Salim Ulla Khan of Dhaka.
• The constitution of this league was made in 1907 in Karachi Pakistan.
• Its first session was held in 1907 in Karachi.
• The first session of the All India Muslim League was presided over by Aga Kha.
• Muslim League supported the partition of Bengal.

Important Points

• The partition of Bengal in 1905 was introduced by Lord Curzon.
• He issued the order of partition of Bengal in July 1905 and the partition took effect from October 1905.
• The Eastern part of Bengal has the majority of the Muslim population and the western part of Bengal has the majority of the Hindu population while the central region is comprised of both religions.
• The partition of Bengal was made in order to carry out effective administration and to discourage Hindu and Muslim unity.
• River Bhagirathi served as a physical partitioner between East Bengal and West Bengal.

The correct answer is in 1957.

• Rajasthan State Sports Council was established in 1957.

Key Points

• Rajasthan State Sports Council is the premier body in Rajasthan at the State level which looks after the development of sports activities and providing coaching to the state players.
• It was set up in the year 1957.
• Its headquarters is in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• Ashok Chandna is the current sports minister of Rajasthan.