Tag: history

Anaarkali is the Hyderabad-based company known for selling premium butter chicken at Rs 6000, exclusively online with no physical outlets. The brand name references the historical figure Anarkali. The other options are plausible-sounding names but not the correct answer.

Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak started Kesari in 1881 as a Marathi newspaper to advocate for Indian independence. It became a powerful voice for the freedom struggle.

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in August 1942 during the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay. It was a mass civil disobedience movement demanding immediate independence from British rule.

Annie Besant founded the Home Rule League in 1916 to advocate for self-rule in India. She established the league after the Congress party split, launching a movement that mobilized Indians across the country. Bal Gangadhar Tilak started a separate Home Rule League the same year, but Besant's leadership in Madras was particularly influential.

Subhash Chandra Bose took leadership of the Indian National Army (INA) or Azad Hind Fauj in 1943 after escaping house arrest in India. He reorganized and revitalized the army, inspiring thousands with his slogan "Give me blood, and I will give you freedom!" While Captain Mohan Singh had initially formed the army in 1942, Bose is widely credited as the INA's iconic leader who led it to military action against British forces.

Lal Bahadur Shastri coined the slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" (Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer) in 1965 during the Indo-Pak war. It honored two pillars of Indian society - soldiers defending the border and farmers feeding the nation - at a time of crisis. Shastri gave this slogan to boost national morale and emphasize self-reliance in both defense and food security.

Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay wrote "Vande Mataram" in 1882 as part of his novel "Anandamath." The song, meaning "I bow to thee, Mother," became a rallying cry for India's independence movement. Tagore sang it at the 1896 Congress session, and it was later adopted as India's national song (not anthem) in 1950. Option A is his brother Sarat, and Option C wrote Jana Gana Mana.

Dr. Zakir Hussain became India's first President to die in office on May 3, 1969. He was elected President in 1967 and passed away two years into his term. Following his death, V.V. Giri served as Acting President before being elected later that year. Rajendra Prasad (Option A) completed his full term, while Gyani Zail Singh (Option B) survived an assassination attempt.

Tolstoy Farm was established by Mahatma Gandhi near Johannesburg, South Africa in 1910. Named after Russian writer Leo Tolstoy whose ideas on non-violence inspired him, Gandhi used this 1,100-acre settlement as a base for his satyagraha campaign. Families of satyagrahis lived there in self-sufficient communities, learning simple living and philosophical ideals. It became a model for his later ashrams in India.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar raised this slogan emphasizing that awareness of oppression itself sparks revolt. As India's foremost Dalit leader and chief architect of the Constitution, Ambedkar consistently challenged caste-based slavery through his writings, speeches, and movements. This quote reflects his philosophy that social revolution begins when the oppressed recognize their enslavement. The slogan appears in his works on caste annihilation.