Question Discussion & Solution

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.

🔑 Key Points

• The Vijay Stambh (Tower of Victory) is located within the Chittorgarh Fort in Rajasthan.
• It was constructed by Maharana Kumbha between 1440 and 1448 AD.
• The tower commemorates his victory over the combined armies of Mahmud Khalji I of Malwa and Sultan Qutbuddin Ahmad Shah II of Gujarat in 1440 AD.

The correct answer is (A) - (2), (B) - (4), (C) - (1), (D) - (3).

Key Points

• Prathana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in Bombay in 1867.
• Servants of Indian Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905.
• Bombay Presidency Association was founded by Pheroz Shah Mehta in 1885.
• Theosophical Society was founded by Madam Blavatsky in 1875.

Additional Information 

Pherozeshah Mehta

• Pherozeshah Mehta is also known as the 'Father of Municipal Government in India'.
• He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress.
• He was the president of the Calcutta Session of INC in 1890.
• Mehta was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Bombay University in 1910.
• He founded the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.
• He helped found the Central Bank of India, financed and controlled by Indian interests in 1911.

Atmaram Pandurang

• Prathana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in Bombay in 1867.
• He was one of the two Indian co-founders of the Bombay Natural History Society.
• Atmaram Pandurang served briefly as sheriff of Bombay in 1879.

Gopala Krishna Gokhale

• Gopala Krishna Gokhale is popularly known as the 'Socrates of Maharashtra'.
• He is the founder of 'Servants of Indian Society' in 1905.
• The political Guru of Gokhale was M. G. Ranade.
• He was the President of the Benarus Session of INC in 1905.
• Gandhiji regarded him as the Political Guru.
• Tilak called Gokhale the 'Diamond of India'.

Madame Blavatsky

• Helena Petrovna Blavatsky often known as Madame Blavatsky
• Madame Blavatsky was a Russian philosopher.
• She gained an international following as the leading theoretician of Theosophy.
• Theosophical Society was co-founded by Madam Blavatsky in 1875.

The correct answer is A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1.

The correct answer is Kushinagar.

Key Points

• Buddha died in 483 BC at Kushinagar, a village in Uttar Pradesh. 
• He attained Mahaparinirvana, or the final blowing out at the age of 80 in Kushinagar.
• Ashoka, the greatest patron of Buddhism, built a stupa to mark Mahaparinirvana (Buddha's death).
• It is an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhists.

Important Points

• Gautama Buddha
  • Gautama Buddha was born at Lumbini in the Sakya Kshatriya clan.
  • He was the founder of Buddhism.
  • His father was Suddhodhana, King of Kapilavastu, and his mother was Mahamaya, Princess of Kollia republic.
  • He was married to Yasodhara at an early age and had a son Rahul.
  • At the age of 35, he got enlightened under a pipal tree in Bodh Gaya.

Additional Information

• Patna, historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital city of Bihar in India.
  • Pataliputra was the ancient capital of the Magadh empire.
• Varanasi, also known as Benaras, is one of the oldest cities in the world.
• Sarnath Buddha delivered his first sermon to his five disciples at Sarnath.
  • Dhamek stupa is located in Sarnath, 13 km from Varanasi.