Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Prithviraj commission.

Key Points

•  Dabi case (2 April 1923 AD) -
  • Bundi Kisan Movement was started by Pandit Nayanu Ram Sharma in 1922 AD.
  • All farmers organized a meeting in Dabi on 2 April 1923 AD.
  • Police Superintendent Ikram Hussain, SHO Kalyan Singh, and Dabi's Head Constable Sardar Mal reached there and started firing indiscriminately on Kisans.
  • Nanak Ji Bhil and Devi Lal Gurjar were martyred in this event.
  • Prithviraj commission was appointed by the government to examine the Dabi case.

• Bindulal Bhattacharya commission and Hamid Hussain commission were appointed to see the situation of Bijoliya's peasants.
• Trench commission was appointed by the government to see the situation of Bengu's peasants

The correct answer is Fine variety of barley.

Key Points

• Lothal is situated near the village of Saragwala in the Dholka Taluka of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat.
• Lothal was a port town during the Harappan civilization located along the Bhogava river.
• It was discovered by S.R. Rao in 1953.
• Major Findings from Lothal:
  • Dockyard
  • Double burial
  • Rice husk
  • Fire altars
  • Painted jars
  • Modern-day Chess
  • Terracotta figure of the ship
  • Instruments for measuring 45, 90, and 180-degree angles

Additional Information

• The Indus Valley Civilization was spread from present-day North-East Afghanistan to Pakistan and North-West India.
• The civilization flourished in the river basins of the Ghaggar-Hakra river and the Indus.
• Indus valley civilization is one of the four oldest civilizations in the world.
• It is also known as Harappan Civilization and is well-known for its organized planning based on the grid system.
• There are seven important cities in the Indus valley civilization:
  • Mohanjodaro
  • Harappa
  • Kalibangan
  • Lothal
  • Chanhudaru
  • Dholavira
  • Banawali

The correct answer is Sabarmati Ashram.

Key Points

• On 12 March 1930, Dandi March was undertaken from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi by Gandhiji.
• To achieve the goal of Complete independence, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) was started by Gandhiji with the Dandi March.
• He started his march along with 78 followers from Sabarmati Ashram to the small village Dandi to break the Salt Law.
• The march lasted from 12th March 1930 to 6th April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.

Additional Information

• Gandhian Era:
  • Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa when he was summoned by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, after which he returned to India in 1915.
  • The period from 1915-1948 can be construed as the ‘Gandhian era’ in Indian National Movement.
  • The period between 1919 to independence is marked by three important struggles –
    • Non-cooperation movement of 1919
    • Civil Disobedience movement of 1930, with its call for complete independence
    • The famous Quit Indian Movement of 1942. 

The correct answer is Pre Harappan Civilization

• The ancient site at Kot Diji was found before the Indus Civilization or Haddapan Civilization.
•  Time Period: 3300 BCE.
• The remains consist of two parts; the citadel area on high ground and the outer area.
•  The Pakistan Department of Archaeology excavated at Kot Diji in 1955 and 1957.
• Kot Diji is distanced about 24 kilometers south of Khairpur in the province of Sindh, Pakistan.
• It is on the east bank of the Indus opposite Mohenjo-Daro.

• The terms Early Harappan and Harappan (were discovered in 1921).
• These are relating respectively to periods or cultures that preceded the appearance of city life in the Indus valley and to the Indus civilization itself.

The correct answer is Kshetra Singh.

Key Points

• Kshetra Singh-
  • He was the son of Rana Hammir.
  • He defeated Malwa's Dilawar Khan Gauri and initiated Mewar- Malwa Struggle.

Additional Information 

• Rana Kumbha-
  • He was the son of Maharana Mokal.
  • He built Kirti Stambh on the occasion of Malwa's victory.
  • He built Kushal Mata Temple in Badnore, Bhilwara in 1457 AD.
  • Kumbhalgarh, Basantpur, Achalgarh, Bairath, Bhomath, etc forts were built by him.
• Rana Lakha-
  • He was the son of Rana Kshetra Singh.
  • In his reign, Pichola Lake was built by Pichhu Banjara.
  • Jhoting Bhatt and Dhaneshwar Bhatt were Sanskrit learned scholars Who lived in his Court.
  • He defeated Gyasuddin II in Badnore and ended a tax Trithkar, which was taken from Hindu Population.
• Raj Singh-
  • He was son of Maharana Jagat Singh.
  • Aurangzeb attacked the Mewar kingdom in his reign period.
  • Rajsamand Lake was built by him in 1676 AD.