Who among the following was the founder of 'Sikkim Praja Mandal' ?
- A.Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa
- B.Angami Zapu Phizo
- C.Laldenga
- D.Nar Bahadur Bhandari
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa. He founded the Sikkim Praja Mandal in 1945 to oppose the feudal landlord system and the absolute rule of the Chogyal.
Kazi Lhendup Dorji was a Lepcha leader from western Sikkim. Through the Praja Mandal and later the Sikkim State Congress and the Sikkim National Congress, which he founded in 1962, he led the movement for democratic rights in the Himalayan kingdom. After the 1974 elections and the 1975 referendum, Sikkim became the 22nd State of India on 16 May 1975 under the 36th Constitutional Amendment, and Kazi Lhendup Dorji became its first Chief Minister.
B is wrong: Angami Zapu Phizo led the Naga National Council and the Naga separatist movement.
C is wrong: Laldenga founded the Mizo National Front and became the first Chief Minister of the State of Mizoram in 1987.
D is wrong: Nar Bahadur Bhandari founded the Sikkim Janata Parishad in 1979 and later served as Chief Minister of Sikkim, long after the Praja Mandal era.
Exam tip: Sikkim Praja Mandal 1945 — Kazi Lhendup Dorji; Sikkim became a State on 16 May 1975 (36th Amendment).
Practice Questions
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- A.The Amara-Nayaka system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire.
- B.The Amara-Nayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern by the Raya.
- C.The Amara-Nayakas collected taxes and retained part of the revenue for personal use and for maintaining their contingents.
- D.The territories held by the Amara-Nayakas were hereditary and were therefore non-transferrable.
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The territories of the amara-nayakas were not hereditary; the Vijayanagara kings transferred them from one place to another from time to time.
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- A.The Revolt of 1857
- B.The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
- C.The Indigo Revolt of 1859 - 60
- D.Birsa Munda's Revolt of 1899 - 1900
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Read the full explanation →Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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- A.measurement of land
- B.coins of different monetary value
- C.classification of urban land
- D.religious rituals
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Kulyavapa and dronavapa were units of land measurement found in early Indian land-grant inscriptions. These terms appear mainly in copper-plate inscriptions of the Gupta and post-Gupta period from Bengal, such as the Damodarpur plates, which record the sale and grant of land.
Read the full explanation →Which one among the following does NOT figure among the Five Principles of Panchsheel ?
- A.Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty
- B.Equality and mutual benefit
- C.Peaceful coexistence
- D.Nuclear non-proliferation
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Panchsheel says nothing about nuclear weapons; its five principles concern sovereignty, non-aggression, non-interference, equality and peaceful coexistence.
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