431: The name of the poet Kalidasa is mentioned in the
(a) Allahabad pillar inscription
(b) Aihole inscription
(c) Alapadu grant
(d) Hanumakonda inscription
432: Which of the following Acts was introduced by the Britishers to remove the shortcomings of the Regulating Act?
(a) Pitt's India Act, 1784
(b) Rowlatt Act
(c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) Government of India Act 1919
433: Which of the following events is not correct ?
(a) Simon Commission --- 1928
(b) Salt Satyagraha --- 1930
(c) Gandhi-lrwin Pact --- 1931
(d) Quit India Movement --- 1942
434: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Harappan Civilisation : Painted Grey Ware
(b) The Kushans : Gandhara School of Art
(c) The Mughals : Ajanta Paintings
(d) The Marathas : Pahari School of Painting
Explanation:
Gandhara School of Art flourished during Kushan period.
Harappan Civilization - Black on red pottery.
Vedic Period - Painted Grey ware.
Guptas - Ajanta paintings.
Mughals - Pahari school of painting.
435: "A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39......... a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master." This is how a biographer describes
(a) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation:
This statement is about Gopal Krishna Gokhale. He was born in Kolhapur in 1866, graduated from Elphinston College and appointed professor of Fergueson College in Poona. Gandhj himself regarded Gokhale as his Political Master.