Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 1940.

• The Lahore Resolution was passed by the Muslim league in 1940.

Key Points

• Mohammed Ali Jinnah called the general session of the All India Muslim League in Lahore on 22-24 March 1940.
  • The Lahore Resolution, popularly described as the Pakistan Resolution was passed in this session.
  • The resolution was for the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of British India.
  • Prominent figures in the session-
    • Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
    • AK Fazlul Huq led the Bengal Muslim League contingent
    • Chief Ministers of Bengal and Punjab

Important Points

• The Lahore Resolution was a formal statement, which sought the creation of a separate Muslim state.
  • The political statement, written by Zafarullah Khan and other prominent members of the ‘All-India Muslim League,’ proposed the creation of an ‘independent state’ based on a predominantly Muslim population.
  • When the resolution was put forth by the then Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, A. K. Fazl ul Huq, people started using the word ‘Pakistan’ quite frequently as the Hindu leaders described the resolution as a demand to create Pakistan.
  • Hence, the ‘Lahore Resolution’ is considered a landmark document in Pakistan’s history.
  • A monument called ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ stands in Lahore to commemorate the famous resolution.
  • March 23 is observed as a national holiday in Pakistan to celebrate Republic Day and to commemorate the Lahore Resolution.

The correct answer is Tarun Rajasthan.

• After the closure of the newspaper named 'Naveen Rajasthan', it was published again as Tarun Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Tarun Rajasthan
  • After the establishment of Rajasthan Seva sangha in 1922, a newspaper named Naveen Rajasthan was started by it.
  • It used to run many mass movements.
  • The bijolia movement gained much importance due to this.
  • Due to this was banned in Mewar and also the arrival of Pathik in Mewar.
  • After the closure of the newspaper named 'Naveen Rajasthan', it was published again as Tarun Rajasthan.
  • It was started under the editorship of Ramnarayan Chaudhary and Shobhalal Gupt.

Additional Information

• Press development in Rajasthan​
  • First, the Christian missionaries in Rajasthan established the 'Litho Press' at Beawar in 1864 AD.
  • In Rajasthan, the first 'Marwar Gazette' was published from Jodhpur in August 1866.
  • Maharana Sajjan Singh in Udaipur published Sajjan Kirti Sudhakar (Government Gazette) in 1879 AD. This was the first fortnightly paper.
  • Maulvi Murad Ali first started publishing 'Rajputana Gazette' from Ajmer in 1882.
  • In 1882 Munshi Munnalal Sharma started the publication of 'Deshitaishi' monthly newspaper.
  • Hanuman Singh 'Rajputana Herald' in 1885 AD.
  • In 1927, Haribhau Upadhyaya published 'Tyag Bhoomi' for the purpose of propagating Gandhian ideology.
  • Other important newspaper
    • Prabhat - 1932
    • Navjyoti - 1936  by Capt. Durgaprasad Chaudhary
    • Jaipur News - 1935
    • Navajivan - Kanak Madhukar from Ajmer in 1939 AD
    • Lokvani - Devishankar Tiwari in 1943 AD

The correct answer is Ashoka.

Sanchi Stupa:

• It is a Buddhist complex i.e. situated in the Raisen District of Madhya Pradesh.
• It is considered the oldest stone structure in India.
• It was designed by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka within the 3rd century BCE.
• It is also the UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Sanchi Stupa motif is a feature that can be seen in the new Rs. 200 note.
  • ​It was also known as Kakanaya, Kakanava, Kakanadabota and Bota-Sriparvata in ancient times.

​Key Points

• Ashoka was the Emperor of the Muryan Dynasty from 268 -232 BCE.
• He promoted Buddhism religion in Asia.
• During his rule, Patliputra was the capital. 

​Important Points

• UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • All those sites that have cultural, historical, scientific, or other forms of significance are considered as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
  • There are a total of 40 World Heritage Sites in India.
  • In 2019, Pink City (Jaipur) was added as the World Heritage Site of India.
  • In July 2021, Dholavira, Gujarat, and Ramappa Temple, Telangana has been added to the list. 

The correct answer is Bahadur Shah.

• In 1708, following a dispute, the new emperor Bahadur Shah resumed Amer into the Mughal territory and re-named it as Mominabad.

Additional Information

Some important facts about Bahadur Shah are as follows-

The Correct answer is 1859 July 26.

Key Points

•  On July 26 of 1859, Travancore witnessed the first major triumph of the nationwide struggle for female liberation.
• On that day, Travancore Maharaja Aayilyam Thirunal made an official declaration granting lower caste Nadar/Channar women the right to cover their breasts.
• The victory of the Channar Lahala or the Upper Cloth Mutiny (Maaru Marakkal Samaram), after half-a-century of violent struggle, is widely seen as the transformative event that triggered a wave of renaissance movements that shaped modern Kerala.

​Additional Information

• Channar Revolt:
  • The Channar revolt against the British colonial state of Travancore. Channar Lahala or Mura Murakkal Saharam took place in the early 1800s in Travancore, modern day Kerala.
  • It is considered as one of the most important feminine protests in kerala.
  • In nineteenth-century Travancore, it was a socially acceptable norm for women to be seen naked from waist up in public places. Higher caste women like the Nairs (Savarna) were expected to bare their upper bodies only in temples in front of priests, who were considered an authority of god.
  • If any woman disagreed with the practise, they were obliged to pay a ‘breast tax’ or Mula Karam whose amount was determined, quite sickeningly, by the size of their breast
  • Nangeli was the female leader who fought against this practice.
  • She protested against this customs by cutting her own breasts and died in 1803.
  • Kerala historians depicted that Nangeli's life was one woman’s rebellion against oppressive feudalism has been hijacked and repurposed by the patriarchy.
  • Ayya Vaikundar ,a social reformer, led this Channar revolt against the British colonial state of Travancore.