Indian History and World History (Part-38)

21. Which among the following Universities is founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 10.11.2022 (Shift-II)]

(a) Delhi University
(b) Punjab University
(c) Sambalpur University
(d) Banaras Hindu University

Correct Answer: (d) Banaras Hindu University

Solution:The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in 1916. It is a public central university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

BHU is one of the largest residential universities in Asia, with over 30,000 students and about 2000 teachers and nearly 5000 non-teaching staff.

22. The first Education Minister of Independent India was________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Triguna Sen

Correct Answer: (c) Abul Kalam Azad

Solution:Abul Kalam Azad was the first education minister of independent India.

23. Who is considered as the 'Father of Indian Communism'? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exam 23.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

(a) Kanailal Dutta
(b) Charu Majumdar
(c) C.R Das
(d) M.N. Roy

Correct Answer: (d) M.N. Roy

Solution:M.N. Roy (Manvendranath Roy) is considered the Father of Indian Communism. His original name was 'Narendranath Bhattacharya'.

24. Kalamkari painting refers to------- [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

(a) A hand-painted cotton textile in South-India
(b) A handmade drawing on bamboo handicrafts in North-East India
(c) A block painted woollen cloth in Western Himalayan region of India
(d) A hand-painted decorative silk cloth in North- Western India

Correct Answer: (a) A hand-painted cotton textile in South-India

Solution:Kalamkari painting is related to hand painting on thread cloth in southern India.

The literal meaning of Kalamkari is paintings made with a pen.

This painting is prevalent in Andhra Pradesh. Botanical colors are used in Kalamkari's work.

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25. Which of these monuments enshrines the tomb containing the relics of St. Francis Xavier? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 17.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Basilica of Bom Jesus
(b) Se Cathedral
(c) Monte Hill
(d) St. Alex Church

Correct Answer: (a) Basilica of Bom Jesus

Solution:Francis Xavier was born in Spain in 1506.

With the help of King John III of Portugal and the Pope, he was sent to India in 1541 as a Jesuit missionary.
He reached India in 1542.
After engaging in missionary work in Goa, he also went to Madras and Travancore. He died in China in 1552.
The relics of St. Francis Xavier have been enshrined in the 'Basilica of Bom Jesus Goa (India).

26. Who among the following was the founder of Banaras Hindu University? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 13.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya
(d) Swami Vivekananda

Correct Answer: (c) Madan Mohan Malviya

Solution:Madan Mohan Malaviya strongly advocated imparting of religious education in Indian universities. He founded Banaras Hindu University in the year 1916 and was its Vice-Chancellor from November 1919 to September 1939.

27. In which year did the Dalai Lama cross over into India and take asylum? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

(a) 1952
(b) 1959
(c) 1962
(d) 1957

Correct Answer: (b) 1959

Solution:The Dalai Lama took refuge in India in 1959. He has been living in India since China's invasion of Tibet in 1959. The government-in-exile of Tibet operates from Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh.