Modern Indian History - Study Mode

[#466] The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
Correct Answer

(A) Moorkoth Kumaran

Explanation

Solution: Moorkoth Kumaran was a disciple of Narayana Guru and wrote the first biography of Guru. This biography contains the essence of Guru's message. He has initiated to install first statue of Narayana Guru in Kerala when he was alive.

[#467] Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
Correct Answer

(D) New India

Explanation

Solution: New India was an early 20th century daily newspaper published in India by Annie Besant. New India was a newspaper founded as a means to spread news related to the Indian freedom struggle.

[#468] Who among the following started Bengali weekly newspaper 'Sambad Kaumudi' in year 1821?
Correct Answer

(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Explanation

Solution: Sambad Kaumudi was a Bengali weekly newspaper published from Kolkata in the first half of the 19th century by Ram Mohan Roy. It was a noted pro-Reformist publication that actively campaigned for the abolition of the Sati Pratha.

[#469] With whom was the seven-year rule of' "missions, omissions and commissions' associated?
Correct Answer

(B) Lord Curzon

Explanation

Solution: The seven-year rule of 'Mission, Omissions and Commission' was associated with Lord Curzon.

[#470] Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in __________
Correct Answer

(A) Varkala

Explanation

Solution: In 1904 he decided to settle down in a place to continue his spiritual practices. He chose Sivagiri at Varkala, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram. He started a Sanskrit school in Varkala and poor boys and orphans were given free education regardless of their caste.