Question 1

Prophet of New India is

Accepted Answer

Sri Ramakrishna is called as the Prophet of New India. Sri Ramakrishna (1836-86) mostly known as Ramakrishna Paramhamsa was a spiritual genius now respected in India and abroad as an outstanding saint of our times. His life and thoughts represents the highest and best of modern Hindu philosophy and practice. Reverence and admiration for him amongst Bengali elites led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda. His devotees look upon him as an incarnation or Avatara of the formless Supreme Brahman as described in the Vedanta while some devotees see him as an avatara of Vishnu.

Question 2

Who translated Mahabharata into Persian?

Accepted Answer

The Mahabharata was translated into Persian at Akbar’s orders, by Faizi and 'Abd al-Qadir Bada' uni (c. 1540 – 1615) and named Razmnameh.

Question 3

Who gave the title Father of The Nation to Mahatma Gandhi?

Accepted Answer

The title of Father of the Nation was given to Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi known as Mahathma Gandhi by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He was the first who addressed Mahatma Gandhi as Father of the Nation on Singapore Radio on July 6, 1944.

Question 4

What is consumption disease in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States and one of the most feared diseases in the world during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Formerly known as Consumption diseases because many types of lung diseases were lumped under the term 'consumption'. Lung cancer and bronchitis were examples.

Question 5

Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

Accepted Answer

The doctrine of the subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in 1798. Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in 1799. The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801.

Question 6

Monoculture is a typical characteristics of

Accepted Answer

Monoculture is a typical characteristics of Commercial grain farming. Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time focussing commercial gains. Monoculture is widely used in both industrial farming and organic farming and has allowed increased efficiency in planting and harvest. Polyculture, where more than one crop is grown in the same space at the same time, is the alternative to monoculture.

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