141: The Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India was
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
Explanation:
Feroj Shah Tughlaq was reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India during Sultanate period. Some of the canals he built were 1. Sirsa to Hansi, 2. Sutlej to Dipalpur, 3. Yamuna to Sirmaur.
142: Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers
(a) in the Gupta Administration
(b) in the Chola Administration
(c) in the Vijayanagar Administration
(d) in the Maratha Administration
Explanation:
'Ashtapradhan' was a Council of eight ministers constituted ,by Shivaji in Maratha administration.
143: Which of the following was the most important characteristic of Kanishka's rule?
(a) Expansion of Buddhism outside India
(b) Re-emergence of Jainism
(c) Fourth Buddhist Council at Srinagar
(d) Gandhara School of Art
144: Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement ?
(a) Pochampalli
(b) Rapur
(c) Venkatagiri
(d) Udaygiri
Explanation:
Eminent Gandhian constructive worker Acharya Vinoba Bhave, drew upon Gandhian techniques and ideas such as
constructive work and trusteeship, to launch the Bhoodan Movement in early fifties (1950's). Vinoba Bhave received
the first donation of land on 18 April 1951 in the village of Pachampalli in the Telangana district of Andhra Pradesh.
145: Which of the following is not a tenet of Gandhian Socialism:
(a) Social justice
(b) Concern for the poor but not hatred for the rich
(c) Equality of opportunities of all
(d) Nationalisation of all means of production and distribution