Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Sabarmati Ashram.

Key Points

• On 12 March 1930, Dandi March was undertaken from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi by Gandhiji.
• To achieve the goal of Complete independence, Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) was started by Gandhiji with the Dandi March.
• He started his march along with 78 followers from Sabarmati Ashram to the small village Dandi to break the Salt Law.
• The march lasted from 12th March 1930 to 6th April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.

Additional Information

• Gandhian Era:
  • Mahatma Gandhi was in South Africa when he was summoned by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, after which he returned to India in 1915.
  • The period from 1915-1948 can be construed as the ‘Gandhian era’ in Indian National Movement.
  • The period between 1919 to independence is marked by three important struggles –
    • Non-cooperation movement of 1919
    • Civil Disobedience movement of 1930, with its call for complete independence
    • The famous Quit Indian Movement of 1942. 

The correct answer is Shanta Trivedi.

Key Points

Shanta Trivedi-

• She was born in Nagpur, Maharastra.
• She was married to Parasram Trivedi.
• She established Rajasthan women's council in 1947 AD.
• She also did work for women's education and untouchability eradication.

Additional Information

Khetu Bai-

• She was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
• She was the sister of freedom fighter Vaidh Magharam.
• She leads the women in the Dudha- Khara peasant movement.
• She pledged to wear lifelong khadi.

Laxmi Devi Acharya-

• She was married to Shri ram Acharya.
• She was the founder member of Bikaner Prajamandal.
• She also became president of Bikaner Prajamandal.
• She also took part in Swadeshi and civil disobedience movement.

Janaki Devi Bajaj-

• She was born in Jawra, Madhya Pradesh.
• She was married to Jamna Lal Bajaj.
• She became president of Gau Seva Sangh after Jamna Lal Bajaj's death.
• She became president of Jaipur Prajamandal's 1944 AD convention.
• She built 108 wells during Vinoba Bhave's Bhu-Dan movement.
• She was honored with Padam Vibhusan in 1956 AD.

The correct answer is Tabacco.

Key Points

• Tobacco was not known by the people of the Vedic period.
• During this period, economic activity was dominated by agriculture.
• Agriculture was mainly done along the Ganges valley.
• The crops cultivated during this period were Wheat, Rice, and Barley, Beans, and Sesame.

Additional Information

• Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of the plant. 
• It was first discovered by the native people of Mesoamerica and South America and later introduced to Europe and the rest of the world.
• Tobacco was introduced in India during the reign of Akbar by the Portuguese.
• The first tobacco plant was established in Gujarat in 1613 AD.

​The correct answer is 1739.

• In 1739 Nadir Shah invaded India and sacked Delhi.
  • The Battle of Karnal, was a decisive victory for Nader Shah, the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran, during his invasion of India.
  • Nadir Shah advanced towards India in 1738. He captured the western frontiers of the Mughal Empire such as Kabul, Ghazni, Lahore in 1739.
  • The two forces of Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah met at Karnal. At the battle of Karnal on 13 February 1739, Nadir Shah easily outnumbered the Mughal forces.
  • The battle lasted for less than three hours and the Mughal emperor, Muhammad Shah surrendered. Both the rulers now entered Delhi on 12 March 1739 and Delhi was handed over to Nadir Shah, along with all its treasures.
  • In 1739, Nadir Shah, the emperor of Iran, conquered and enslaved the city of Delhi and took away immense quantities of money.
  • Shah's army had easily defeated the Mughals in the battle of Karnal and in the aftermath of the battle, would eventually capture the Mughal Capital.

Key Points

• The whole city of Delhi was destroyed, looted, plundered, and ruined by the army of Nadir Shah.
• Nadir Shah took with him the Peacock throne built by Shah Jahan. He also took the legendary Koh-i-Noor diamond.
• Besides this, he plundered gold worth 10 million rupees, 600 million rupees worth of jewellery, and coins worth 6 million rupees.
• Historians said that his overall collection after invading India, was 700 million rupees worth, including 7000 craftsmen, 200 carpenters, 100 stone-cutters, and thousands of elephants, horses, and camels, which he took with him to Persia.

Additional Information

• Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful Iranian rulers in Iranian history.
• He was born on  22 November 1688 in Dargaz, Safavid Iran.
• In the spring of 1730, Nader attacked Iran's archrival the Ottomans and regained most of the territory lost during the recent chaos. At the same time, the Abdali Afghans rebelled and besieged Mashhad, forcing Nader to suspend his campaign and save his brother, Ebrahim.

The Correct Answer is 26 January 1930, Lahore.

Key Points

• The Indian National Congress issued the Purna Swaraj declaration on January 26, 1930, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for Purna Swaraj or full independence from the British Empire.
• Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian flag on the banks of the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan, on December 31, 1929.
• The Congress had requested that India's people commemorate January 26th as Independence Day.
• The Indian flag was raised in public around the country by Congress volunteers, nationalists, and the general public. 
• The Congress designated January 26 as India's Independence Day, honouring those who fought for the country's independence.
• The British decided to hand over power and political clout to India in 1947, and 15 August was designated as India's official Independence Day.
• The new Constitution of India, as drafted and approved by the Constituent Assembly, was to take effect on January 26, 1950, to commemorate the 1930 declaration.
• India became a republic on that day in 1950. Every year, the 26th of January is observed as India's Republic Day.