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 correct answer is  Dungarpur - Banswara.

Key Points

• The Bhagat movement was extended to the Banswara and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan.​
• This movement was mainly started by the farmers of the Bhil tribe.
• Started by Sarji Bhagat and Govind Guru together.
  • In 1883 AD, Govind Giri established the Samp Sabha, whose first session was held in 1903 AD on the hills of Mangarh.
  • In 1913, the Mewar Bhil Corps opened fire on the Ashwin Shukla Purnima, surrounded by a meeting on the hill of Mangadh, in which more than 1500 Bhils were killed.
  • The Mewar Bhil Corps was formed in Khairwara in 1841AD.
• Even today, the Ashwin Shukla Purnima fair is held at this place.

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

Key Points

• Rajasthan Seva Sangh was founded in 1919.
  • Arjun Lal Sethi, Kesari Singh Barhat and Vijay Singh Pathik was the founder of the Rajasthan Seva Sangh.
  • The main objective of Rajasthan Seva Sangh was to awaken political consciousness in the public and remove their difficulties.
• Desh Hiteshi Sabha was founded in 1877.
  • It was formed under the chairmanship of Maharaja Sajjan Singh in Udaipur.
• The All India States People's Conference (AISPC), also know as Praja Mandal or Lok Parishad was a group of political movements in the princely states of the British Raj.
  • The first session of the All India States Peoples' Conference was held in Bombay in December 1927.
• The Chamber of Princes also known as Narendra Mandal was a forum in which the rulers of the princely states of India could voice their needs and aspirations to the colonial government of British India.
  • It was established by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V in 1920.

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• The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay in 1885 by A.O. Hume.
• At that time, Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India (1884-1888).

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• Prithviraj Raso is an extensive epic poem attributed to the poet Chand Bardai.
• It narrates the life and exploits of the Chahamana (Chauhan) king Prithviraj Chauhan III, who ruled over Ajmer and Delhi in the 12th century.
• Chand Bardai was a court poet and close friend of Prithviraj Chauhan.