Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Prithviraj commission.

Key Points

•  Dabi case (2 April 1923 AD) -
  • Bundi Kisan Movement was started by Pandit Nayanu Ram Sharma in 1922 AD.
  • All farmers organized a meeting in Dabi on 2 April 1923 AD.
  • Police Superintendent Ikram Hussain, SHO Kalyan Singh, and Dabi's Head Constable Sardar Mal reached there and started firing indiscriminately on Kisans.
  • Nanak Ji Bhil and Devi Lal Gurjar were martyred in this event.
  • Prithviraj commission was appointed by the government to examine the Dabi case.

• Bindulal Bhattacharya commission and Hamid Hussain commission were appointed to see the situation of Bijoliya's peasants.
• Trench commission was appointed by the government to see the situation of Bengu's peasants

• 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 Anjana Devi Chudhary.

Key Points

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.

Additional Information 

• Anjana Devi Choudhary was the first woman in Rajasthan who was arrested during the freedom movement.
  • Anjana Devi Chaudhary was the wife of Ram Narayan Chaudhari, and she was the first Indian Congress leader in Rajasthan who was arrested by the British Government.
  • She joined Indian Congress under influence of Mahatma Gandhi, and in 1942, she becomes the leader of the Bharat Sevak Samaj.

The correct answer is Kushans.

• Kushans were the first kings to issue the largest hoards of gold coins in India.

Key Points

• Kushanas Coins:
  • Kushanas issued mostly gold coins and numerous copper coins which have been found in most parts of North India up to Bihar.
  • The Gold Dinara's or Suvarnas were based on the Roman denarius and were of 124 grains (8.04 grams).
    • Double and quarter Dinaras were also issued. The copper coins were large, from 26 to 28 Masas or 240 to 260 grains (15.55 to 16.85) grams.
  • The coins of Vima Kadphises bear the figure of Siva standing beside a bull.
  • In the legend on these coins, the king calls himself Maheshwara, i.e. devotee of Siva.
    • Kanishka, Huvishka and Vasudeva etc. all have this depiction on their coins.
  • Many Indian gods and goddesses are depicted on Kushana coins besides many Persian and Greek deities.

Additional Information

• Indo-Greek Coins:
  • The Indo-Greek coins show beautiful artistic features them.
  • The portrait or bust of the king on the obverse side appears to be real portraits. On the reverse, some deity is depicted.
  • We know that more than forty Indo-Greek rulers ruled in a small north-western region of India from these coins.
• Pre Guptan and Guptan Coins:
  • Gupta kings issued the most number of Gold coins.
  • The Satavahanas issued coins of lead and potin (base silver).
  • Satavahanas’ copper coins with the Ujjain symbol bearing a ship were abundant in Avanti.
  • The gold coins of the Guptas (Dinara) originally approximated to the Kushana standard, but in the middle of the 5th century rose in weight to 144 grains, thus returning to the Indian standard of the copper Karsapana.

Mistake Points

• Gupta kings issued the most number of Gold coins whereas Kushans were the first kings to issue the largest hoards of gold coins in India.

Solution Source - https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/lehs102.pdf (Pg No. 44)

The correct answer is Shimla.

Key Points

• The Conference of 1945 was a pedestal between the Viceroy of India Lord Wavell and the major political leaders of British India in Shimla.
• Convened to give assent on and approbate the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government, and there it reached a potential agreement for the self-rule of India that provided separate representation for Muslims and reduced majority powers for both communities in their majority regions.
• Seeking to assert itself and its demand to be the sole representative of Indian Muslims, the All-India Muslim League refused to back any plan in which the Indian National Congress, the dominant party in the talks, appointed Muslim representatives.