686: Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging the education of women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshave Chandra Sen's compaign against Sati led to the enactment of the law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 3
Explanation:
Joh Elliot Drink Water Bethune a law member in Governor General's Council was the founding father of Bethune College which blossoms into Bethune School to promote female education. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was one of the first graduate of Calcutta University. His first Bengali Novel was 'Durgesh Nandini'. Raja Ram Mohan Roy's campaign against Sati l ed to the
enactment of a Law to ban Sati (1829).
687: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
(a) Mahapadma Nanda
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Samudragupta
Explanation:
The Allahabad pillar inscription is associated with 'Samudragupta' .
688: With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate ariz's department
(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
(d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
Explanation:
Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves known as "Diwan-i-Bandagan". Separate ariz's department was setup by Balban. Allauddin Khalji introduced the branding system of Horses in his military. ,Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his cousin Firoz Tughlaq.
689: The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called
(a) rupaka
(b) karshapana
(c) dinara
(d) pana
Explanation:
Gupta rulers issued Silver coins known as "rupaka". These coins have been found in most of the northern parts of
the country and maximum number in Bharatpur of Rajasthan.
690: In the context of the history of India, consider the following pairs:
Term : Description
(1) Eripatti : Land revenue from which was set apart for the maintenance of the village tank
(2) Taniyurs : Villages donated to a single Brahmin or a group of Brahmins
(3) Ghatikas : Colleges generally attached to the temples
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3