Question Discussion & Solution

• A sculpture of a chariot of Harappa times was found at Daimabad, Maharashtra.
• Daimabad is an archaeological site that was discovered in 1958.
• The excavations were conducted between 1976-79 here.
• Lothal is an ancient Indus site situated in Gujarat.
• Banawali is an ancient Harappan site situated on the dry river bed of Saraswati.
• Kalibangan, which means black bangles, is an ancient Indus site situated in Rajasthan.

The correct answer is 1820 - 1827 A. D.

Key Points

• Major general Sir Thomas Munro was a Scottish soldier who was appointed the governor of Madras in 1820.
• He served till his death from cholera in 1827.
• He also served as an army officer in the East India Company.

Important Points

• He is behind the drafting of education policy for the Madras Presidency and the introduction of the Ryotwari system in Southern India. Ryotwari system was a system introduced by him to collect land revenue.
• According to this, peasants were the owner of the land and they had all the rights to sell or mortgage the land.
• The tax rate for dry land was 50% and wetland was 60% and if they failed to pay these taxes they were convicted by the government.
• The reason for introducing this system was to eliminate the role of middlemen as was in the zamindari system but it came up with the problem of moneylenders as they further burdened the peasants with their high-interest rates. 

The correct answer is Chanhudaro.

Key Points

• The Harappan site of Chanhudaro was excavated by N.G. Mazumdar in 1931.
• Chanhudaro is located near the banks of the river Indus.
• Chanhudaro is located near Mohenjodaro in present-day Sindh, Pakistan.
• Only Harappan city without a citadel.
• Beads factory was found.
• Evidence of human sacrifice was found here.
• Chanhudaro didn't have any fortified structure.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Quit India Movement.

Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.

• 8th August is observed as the anniversary of the Quit India Movement during the Indian Freedom Struggle.
• The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatama Gandhiji during world war II on 8th August 1942 at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee demanding an end to British Rule.
• The collapse of the Cripps Mission was the immediate cause of the Quit India Movement.
• The slogan for the Quit India Movement was "Do or Die".
• Non-cooperation Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhiji from 1920-1922.
  • It was started to induce the British Government to grant self-government or swaraj to India.

The following are the causes of the Non-Cooperation Movement:

• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (1919).
• Rowlatt Act (1919).
• Khilafat Agitation.
• Not satisfied with the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.
  • Under the movement the British goods were boycotted, lawyers boycotted the court of law, legislative assemblies were boycotted and titles, honours, and honorary posts were surrendered by people.
  • The Non-cooperation movement was withdrawn by Mahatma Gandhiji due to the Chauri Chaura incident.

Salt Satyagraha is also known as Salt March, Dandi March, and Dandi Satyagraha.

• It was led by Mahatma Gandhiji from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat.
• It was led from 12th March 1930 to 5th April 1930.
• Rajendra Prasad led salt satyagraha in Bhagalpur.
• Rajgopalachari led salt satyagraha in Tamilnadu.
• Khilafat Movement is also known as the Indian Muslim Movement.
  • The Khilafat Movement was led by Shaukat Ali, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Hakim Ajmal Khan and Abdul Kalam Azad.
  • The Movement was led from 1919-1924.
  • In March 1919 the Khilafat Committee has formed in Bombay now Mumbai.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Alauddin Husain Shah

• The famous Saint Chaitanya of Bengal was a contemporary of Alauddin Husain Shah.
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 - 1534) was a Vedic spiritual leader.
• He founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
• Chaitanya was the advocator for the Vaishnava school of Bhakti yoga.
• He is revered as Krishna.
• He popularized the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra.
• He composed the Siksastakam (eight devotional prayers) in Sanskrit.