Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 1952.

Key Points

• The first general elections were held in the year 1952 in India. Indian national congress won the landslide victory and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister.

Additional Information

• The part results of the first general elections of India were announced on 10 February 1952, 64 years ago.
• The day is also celebrated as India's first democratic leap. Indian National Congress (INC) had won the elections with 364 seats out of 489 seats.
• CPI is the party that finished second with 16 seats as they got about 3.29 percent votes and SOC finished third in the elections with 10.59 percent votes and winning 12 seats
• Approximately 45 percent of the total votes were polled for INC in the first Lok Sabha elections.

The Upanishads are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with religious traditions like Buddism and Jainism.

The Katha Upanishad is one of the primary Upanishads which was embedded in the last short eight sections of Katha school of the Krishna Yajurveda.

The well-known dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in Kathopanishad.

The correct answer is Fine variety of barley.

Key Points

• Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat.
• Lothal was a port town during the Harappan civilization located along the Bhogava river.
• It was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1953.
• Major Findings from Lothal:
  • Dockyard
  • Double burial
  • Rice husk
  • Fire altars
  • Painted jars
  • Modern-day Chess
  • Terracotta figure of the ship
  • Instruments for measuring 45, 90, and 180-degree angles

Additional Information

• The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India.
• The 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.
• There are seven important cities in the Indus valley civilization:
  • Mohanjodaro
  • Harappa
  • Kalibangan
  • Lothal
  • Chanhudaru
  • Dholavira
  • Banawali

• The book “Arthashashtra” is based on the ‘Political thoughts Military Strategy, Economic Policy of Kautilya’.
• It was a book written by Kautilya, also known as Chanakya.
• It was written in Sanskrit language and deals with matters like state affairs, economic policy, and military strategy.

The correct answer is Iqbal.

Key Points

• “Sare Jahan Se Acha Hindustan Hamara” is informally rated as the 'National Song' of India.
  • The song was written by the famous poet Muhammad Iqbal in 1905 and was first read in Government College, Lahore.
  • It is included in Iqbal's work 'Bang-e-Dara'.​

Additional Information

• Rabindranath Tagore-
  • He was a poet, novelist, playwright, painter, and philosopher.
  • Rabindranath Tagore was the first person from Asia to receive the Nobel Prize.
  • Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, a year after the publication of 'Gitanjali'.
• ​Muhammad Ali Jinnah-
  • He was a prominent leader of British India and also president of the Muslim league.
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah became known as 'Qaiday Azam' (great leader).
• Sarojini Naidu -
  • She was a well-known Bengali poetess.
  • Sarojini Naidu was called 'Bharat Nightingale'.
  • Sarojini Naidu was one of the best national leaders of India.
  • She was always ahead in the Indian freedom struggle and appeared with Gandhiji.