Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 2, 4, 1, 3.

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• Most of the peasant movements were the outcome of social reform movements and were initially spontaneous.
• The caste panchayats played an important role in these movements. 

The correct answer is Pataliputra.

Key Points

• Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan Empire.
• The empire lasted from 321 to 185 BCE.
• The Mauryan Empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya and the most popular ruler of the empire was Ashoka.
• Mauryan dynasty had three important rulers:
  • Chandragupta
  • Bindusara
  • Ashoka

 Thus, we can say that Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan Empire.

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• The most important cities of the empire were the capital Pataliputa, Ujjain and Taxila.

The correct answer is Annie Besant.

Key Points

• Annie Besant was selected as the first woman president of the Indian National Congress in 1917.
• She is popularly known as Annie Wood.
• She was a reputed theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, and orator.
• In 1916, along with Lokmanya Tilak, she launched the Home Rule League.
• She was declared a World Teacher after her lecture on Theosophy in 1926.
• She had founded the Central Hindu College in 1898 in Varanasi and this college was later gifted to Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya for the latter to get it converted into Banaras Hindu University.

Important Points

The Correct Answer is 1954.

Key Points

• The Panchsheel was first signed between India and China's Tibet area on April 29, 1954.
• Jawaharlal Nehru, former Prime Minister of India, and Chou En-Lai, the first Chinese Prime Minister, signed the deal.
• One of the most successful agreements between India and China to improve economic and security cooperation was the Panchsheel agreement.
• The Five Principles' fundamental premise was that newly independent states would be able to establish a new and more principled approach to foreign affairs after decolonization. 
• The five principles of peaceful coexistence, known as the Panchsheel Treaty, are a collection of principles to regulate relations between states.
• They include non-interference in other internal affairs and respect for the territorial integrity of the unity and sovereignty of the other.
• The Five Principles' underlying premise was that after decolonization, newly independent states would be able to adopt a new strategy more faithful to international relations principles.

The correct answer is 1526.

Key Points

• First Battle of Panipat( 1526)
  • The First Battle of Panipat was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi Empire, which took place on 21 April 1526 in North India.
  • Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in this battle.
  • It marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire.
  • This was one of the earliest battles involving gunpowders firearms and field artillery.
• Second Battle of Panipat (1556)
  • The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, the Hindu king who was ruling North India from Delhi, and the army of Akbar, on November 5, 1556.
  • It was a decisive victory for Akbar’s generals Khan Zaman I and Bairam Khan.
• Third Battle of Panipat( 1761)
  • The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761, at Panipat, about 60 miles (95.5 km) north of Delhi.
  • It was fought between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and a coalition of the King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani with two Indian Muslim allies—the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab, and Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Oudh.
  • The Durrani Afghan forces and their allies finally won and defeated the Marathas.