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[#226] To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I-Nasiri was built in the reign of
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(B) Iltutmish

Explanation

Solution: To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the reign of Iltutmish.

[#227] The weekly Commonweal was founded by
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(A) Annie Besant

Explanation

Solution: After making Madras her home, Annie Besant founded a weekly newspaper Commonweal in January 1914.

[#228] Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
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(D) Jahangir

Explanation

Solution: Ustad Mansur (flourished 1590-1624) was a seventeenth-century Mughal painter and court artist. He grew up during the reign of Jahangir (r. 1605 - 1627) during which period he excelled at depicting plants and animals.

[#229] The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
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(C) Rain and thunder

Explanation

Solution: In the Vedas, Indra is the king of Svarga (Heaven) and the Devas. He is the god of the heavens, lightning, thunder, storms, rains and river flows. Indra is the most referred to deity in the Rigveda.

[#230] Tolkappiyam is associated with the
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(B) second Sangam period

Explanation

Solution: The ancient Tamil literature consists of the grammatical work Tolkappiyam in second Sangam period.