296: Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses. One-fifth of the villagers cultivate paddy. One-third of the villagers are literate. Four-fifth of the villagers are below twenty five. Then, which one of the following is certainly true?
(a) All the villagers who have their own houses are literate
(b) Some villagers under twenty five are literate
(c) A quarter of the villagers who have their own houses cultivate paddy
(d) Half of the villagers who cultivate paddy are literate
297: The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of:
(a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) The Government of India Act, 1919
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
Explanation:
In line with the Government policy contained in Montague's statement (August, 1917), the Government announced further constitutional reforms in July 1918, known as Montague-Chelmsford or Mont ford reforms, which formed the basis for the Government of India Act, 1919.
298: Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
(a) Pulakesin-I
(b) Pulakesin-II
(c) Vikramaditya-I
(d) Vikramaditya-II
Explanation:
Emperor Harsha's southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by Chalukya King of Vatapi - Pulakesin - II.
299: The shaded area in the above map shows the empire of
(a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
(b) Mohammad Tughlaq
(c) Shah Jahan
(d) Aurangzeb
Explanation:
The shaded area was the. empire of Shahjahan. The territories of Golkonda and Bijapur were later annexed into
Mughal empire by Aurangzeb.
300: Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Bindusara