51. Who among the following introduced Kabuliyat and Patta?
(A) Babur
(B) Shershah
(C) Akbar
(D) Shahjahan
Answer:
(B) Shershah
Explanation:
Sher Shah Suri introduced the agricultural administrative practices of the Patta (title deed) and Kabuliyat (deed of agreement) to formalize peasant land rights and revenue obligations.
52. Which of the following is the most common animal carved on the pillars of Vijayanagara temples?
(A) Elephant
(B) Horse
(C) Lion
(D) Tiger
Answer:
(B) Horse
Explanation:
Rearing horses (often leaping, sometimes with riders) are the most distinctive and ubiquitous architectural motifs carved onto the intricate pillars of Vijayanagara empire temples.
53. Basumati, the oldest Bengali Daily paper was edited by ___:
(A) Anand Mohan Bose
(B) Surya Sen
(C) Barinder Kumar Ghosh
(D) V. D. Savarkar
Answer:
(C) Barinder Kumar Ghosh
Explanation:
The revolutionary nationalist Barindra Kumar Ghosh heavily contributed to and edited the prominent Bengali daily newspaper Basumati.
54. Who among the following leaders led the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur?
(A) Nana Sahab
(B) Tantiya Tope
(C) Azimullah Khan
(D) All of the above
Answer:
(D) All of the above
Explanation:
Nana Sahib was the principal leader of the rebellion in Kanpur, supported intimately by his military commander Tantia Tope and his advisor Azimullah Khan.
55. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a principal of which among the following college?
(A) Bethune College
(B) Hindu College
(C) Sanskrit College
(D) Central Womens College
Answer:
(C) Sanskrit College
Explanation:
The esteemed Bengali polymath and social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar served as the principal of the Sanskrit College in Calcutta from 1851.
