Correct Answer : Indra
The most prominent deity is Indra, slayer of Vritra and destroyer of the Vala, liberator of the cows and the rivers; Agni the sacrificial fire and messenger of the gods; and Soma, the ritual drink dedicated to Indra, are additional principal deities.
Correct Answer : Philosophy
The Upanishads are a part of the Vedas and are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, and Jainism.
Correct Answer : Gautama
Correct Answer : Sikandar Lodi
Sikandar Lodi was the sultan of Delhi between 1489 and 1517. He expanded Lodi territory into the regions of Gwalior and Bihar. In 1503 he commissioned the building of the present city of Agra.
Correct Answer : To enquire into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration.
The Simon Commission was a seven-member commission that came to India in 1928 to inquire into the working of the Government of India Act 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration.
Correct Answer : Queen Victoria's Proclamation
Queen Victoria's proclamation assumed the character of a Magna Carta which was often referred to by Indian nationalists.
Correct Answer : Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
The three dynamic leaders of Lokmanya Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal, who had been promoting self-reliance and opposing the monopoly of the British goods in India, famously came together as the Lal-Bal-Pal trio.
Correct Answer : Lord Dalhousie
The policy is most commonly associated with Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
Correct Answer : Lord Mountbatten
Lord Mountbatten : In simpler words, dominions were autonomous communities within the British Empire which were “equal in status” but had an “allegiance to the Crown”. What it meant was that King George VI continued to reign as the Emperor of India and Lord Mountbatten was the first Governor-General of the country.
Correct Answer : Viceroy of the state
After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, Viceroy of the state was to British Governor-General of India.
