Correct Answer: a) Sahitya Lahari

Explanation:
– Sahitya Lahari is attributed to the Bhakti poet Surdas (along with Sursagar and Sur Saravali), not Tulsidas.
– Tulsidas authored works like Vinay Patrika, Geetavali, and Kavitavali (as well as Ramcharitmanas, Dohavali, Hanuman Chalisa, etc.).
– Hence, among the options, Sahitya Lahari is the one not written by Tulsidas.

Correct Answer: c) 2-1-4-3

Explanation:
– Maurya (c. 322–185 BCE) came first; the empire founded by Chandragupta and later ruled by Ashoka.
– Shunga (185–73 BCE) succeeded the Mauryas after Pushyamitra Shunga overthrew the last Maurya king.
– Kanva (73–28 BCE) replaced the Shungas after Devabhuti (last Shunga) was deposed by Vasudeva Kanva.
– Kushana (1st–3rd century CE) ruled much later in northwestern India (notably under Kanishka).

Hence the correct chronological order is: Maurya → Shunga → Kanva → Kushana (2-1-4-3).

Correct Answer: a) Bahlol Lodi

Explanation:
Among the given Delhi Sultanate rulers, Bahlol Lodi had the longest reign.
– Bahlol Lodi: 1451–1489 → about 38 years
– Muhammad bin Tughluq: 1325–1351 → about 26 years
– Alauddin Khilji: 1296–1316 → about 20 years
– Balban: 1266–1287 → about 21 years

Thus, Bahlol Lodi ruled for the maximum period among the options.

Correct Answer: c) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Explanation:
– a) Chola Gangam Lake — Rajendra I (Chola king) built the great “Cholagangam” tank at Gangaikonda Cholapuram after his Ganga campaign.
– b) Appointment of Dharma Mahamatra — Ashoka created the post of Dharma-Mahamatras to propagate and oversee his Dhamma (mentioned in his edicts).
– c) Assembly at Prayag — Harshavardhana held grand quinquennial religious assemblies at Prayag (Allahabad), described by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang.
– d) Sudarshan Lake — Originally constructed in Saurashtra during Chandragupta Maurya’s reign (by his governor Pushyagupta); later repairs are noted in the Junagadh inscriptions.

Correct Answer: b) Gargi

Explanation:
– Apala, Ghosha, and Vishvavara were women seers (rishikas) who composed hymns in the Rigveda (e.g., Apala RV 8.91; Ghosha RV 10.39–40; Vishvavara RV 5.28).
– Gargi Vachaknavi is a renowned philosopher from the later Vedic/Upanishadic period (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, court of King Janaka), not the Rigvedic period.

Correct Answer: b) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

Explanation:
– a) Karnasuvarna → West Bengal (3): Capital of King Shashanka; identified near Murshidabad/Berhampore in present-day West Bengal.
– b) Pragjyotish → Assam (4): Ancient name of the Assam region; Pragjyotishpura is associated with present-day Guwahati.
– c) Girnar → Gujarat (2): Hill near Junagadh, famous for Ashokan edicts and Rudradaman’s inscription.
– d) Pratishthan → Maharashtra (1): Ancient Pratishthana, identified with modern Paithan on the Godavari; Satavahana capital.

Correct Answer: c) Shri Krishna Singh

Explanation:
After the 1937 provincial elections under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Indian National Congress formed the government in Bihar with Shri Krishna Singh (Sri Babu) as the first Premier/Chief Minister from July 1937. He continued in office until the Congress ministries resigned in October 1939. Therefore, in March 1939 the Chief Minister was Shri Krishna Singh. Anugraha Narain Singh was his deputy and finance minister, and Rajendra Prasad never served as Bihar’s Chief Minister.

Correct Answer: a) Raghunath Singh of Gorakhari

Explanation:
During the Quit India Movement, a procession in the Bikram area (Patna district) attempted to hoist the national flag at the Bikram Police Station. Raghunath Singh of Gorakhari led the effort and was shot dead while hoisting the tricolor, making him the martyr specifically linked to this act. The other options do not match this particular incident.

Correct Answer: b) Sahajanand Saraswati

Explanation:
– Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the foremost leader of the Kisan Sabha movement in Bihar. He founded the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929 to organize peasants against zamindari oppression and later helped form the All India Kisan Sabha (1936).
– Raj Kumar Shukla was associated with the Champaran Indigo movement (Bihar) but not the Kisan Sabha leadership.
– Baba Ram Chandra led the peasant movement in Awadh (Oudh), not Bihar.
– Acharya Narendra Dev was a socialist leader associated more with the Congress Socialist Party and peasant movements in UP.

Correct Answer: c) Indian Government and Gandhiji

Explanation:
– During the 1917 Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhiji demanded an official inquiry into the grievances of indigo cultivators.
– The colonial (Indian) Government reached an understanding with Gandhiji to appoint the Champaran Agrarian (Enquiry) Committee, with Gandhi himself as a member.
– Raj Kumar Shukla brought Gandhi to Champaran, and leaders like Rajendra Prasad and Anugrah Narayan supported the movement, but the formal agreement to set up the committee was between the Government and Gandhiji.
– The committee’s recommendations led to the abolition of the oppressive tinkathia system and the Champaran Agrarian Act (1918).