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Indian HistoryEasyAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2023, GAT

Which one of the following kingdoms was founded by the two brothers Harihar and Bukka?

  1. A.Bahmani
  2. B.Vijayanagara
  3. C.Malwa
  4. D.Maratha

Correct answer

B. Vijayanagara

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Vijayanagara. The brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I founded the Vijayanagara kingdom in 1336.

Harihara and Bukka were sons of Sangama, so their line is called the Sangama dynasty, the first of four dynasties to rule Vijayanagara (Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu). Tradition links the founding with the sage Vidyaranya. The capital stood on the banks of the Tungabhadra at Hampi, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The kingdom reached its height under Krishnadeva Raya of the Tuluva dynasty and declined after the Battle of Talikota in 1565.

A is wrong because the Bahmani kingdom was founded in 1347 by Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah, the rival of Vijayanagara in the Deccan.

C is wrong because the independent Malwa sultanate was founded by Dilawar Khan Ghori around 1401.

D is wrong because the Maratha kingdom was founded by Shivaji in the seventeenth century; he was crowned in 1674.

Exam tip: Vijayanagara 1336 by Harihara and Bukka; Bahmani 1347 by Hasan Gangu; both fought over the Raichur doab.

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Who among the following founded the Dharma Sabha?

  1. A.Krishna Mohan Banerjee
  2. B.Keshab Chandra Sen
  3. C.Radhakanta Deb
  4. D.Akshay Kumar Datta
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Correct answer: C. Radhakanta Deb

Raja Radhakanta Deb founded the Dharma Sabha in Calcutta in 1830 to defend orthodox Hindu customs against reformers. The Dharma Sabha was set up mainly to oppose Lord William Bentinck's regulation of 1829 that banned sati, which Raja Rammohan Roy had campaigned for.

Q2.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2021, Paper IMedium

Initially, what was the purpose of setting up of the hill stations during the colonial period in India?

  1. A.To serve as winter capitals for the British
  2. B.To serve the needs of the British army
  3. C.To source timber from forests
  4. D.To set up sanatoria
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The first hill stations grew out of military needs: cantonments for troops and places where soldiers could be kept healthy.

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  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

The Congress Socialist Party was formed in 1934 by Acharya Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan, and in 1936 Nehru asked the Congress to adopt socialism.

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  1. A.James Hargreaves
  2. B.John Kay
  3. C.Richard Arkwright
  4. D.Humphry Davy
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Correct answer: B. John Kay

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