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The Correct answer is Option 1. 

Key Points

• Bose was elected Congress President at Haripura (1938), not Tripuri. The Tripuri session was in 1939 (where he was re-elected but soon resigned). Hence Statement 1 is Incorrect
• Bose made his “Great Escape” from house arrest in Calcutta in January 1941, traveling via Peshawar toward Germany. Hence Statement 2 is Correct.
• On 21 October 1943, Bose proclaimed the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) in Singapore. Hence the Statement 3 is Correct.

Additional Information

• Haripura 1938: Bose’s presidential address emphasized planning and industrialization; National Planning Committee idea gained momentum (Nehru later chaired).
• Tripuri 1939: Bose defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya; clash with the Gandhi-led group led to his resignation and formation of the Forward Bloc (1939).
• Azad Hind Government (1943): Claimed authority over Andaman & Nicobar (renamed Shaheed and Swaraj); adopted the slogans “Jai Hind” and “Give me blood, I will give you freedom.”
• INA (Azad Hind Fauj): Military wing revitalized under Bose; advanced to Imphal–Kohima front (1944) before retreat.

The Correct answer is Option 1. 

Key Points

• Kautilya (Chanakya) is associated with Takshashila, centuries before Nalanda’s rise (Nalanda flourishes from 5^th c. CE). Hence, not an Acharya of Nalanda.
• Nagarjuna: Revered Mahayana philosopher; traditional accounts link him with the Nalanda milieu/lineage in eastern India.
• Sheelbhadra (Śīlabhadra): Eminent Abbott (Ācārya) of Nalanda in the 7^th century; Xuanzang studied Yogācāra under him.
• Shantarakshit (Śāntarakṣita): Renowned Nalanda scholar who later carried Buddhism to Tibet in the 8^th century.

Additional Information

• Founding & Patronage: Nalanda monastery-university grew under Gupta rulers (often linked to Kumaragupta I) and later Harsha and Pāla kings.
• Scale: At its height—~10,000 students, ~1,500 teachers; vast libraries like Dharmaganja.
• Curriculum: Buddhist philosophy (Madhyamaka, Yogācāra), logic (hetu-vidyā), grammar, medicine, astronomy.
• Key Visitors: Faxian (earlier), Xuanzang (7^th c.), Yijing (7^th c.) documented Nalanda’s rigor.
• Decline: Major destruction during Bakhtiyar Khalji’s invasion (c. 1193 CE).

The Correct answer is Option 1. 

Key Points

• Battle of Wandiwash – 1760 (Third Carnatic War)
• Raja Nand Kumar executed – 1775 (after being sentenced for forgery)
• Treaty of Salbai – 1782 (ended First Anglo-Maratha War)
• Death of Tipu Sultan – 1799 (Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, fall of Seringapatam)
• Therefore: 1760 → 1775 → 1782 → 1799 = 3-1-2-4

Additional Information

• Wandiwash (1760): British (Sir Eyre Coote) defeated the French; decisive in ending French political ambitions in India.
• Raja Nand Kumar (1775): Tried under English law by a jury in Calcutta; Chief Justice Elijah Impey; case often cited as early judicial despotism controversy.
• Treaty of Salbai (1782): Restored pre-war status; recognized Madhavrao II as Peshwa; kept Bombay with the British; ensured peace for ~20 years with Marathas.
• Tipu Sultan (1799): Killed in defense of Seringapatam; marked the end of Mysore’s resistance; large territorial gains for the British and their allies.

The Correct answer is Option 1. 

Key Points

• Patna Harkara was an early English weekly from Patna in the 1850s, making it the earliest among the four listed.
• Bihar Bandhu: 1872; famous as the first Hindi weekly of Bihar → later than Patna Harkara.
• Akhbar-e-Bihar: Urdu periodical from the 1910s (post-1912 province formation) → much later.
• Bihar Herald: An English paper from early 20^th century → later than Patna Harkara.

Additional Information

• Patna Harkara: Among the earliest newspapers from Bihar; English-language; mid-19^th century.
• Bihar Bandhu (1872): Noted as Bihar’s first Hindi newspaper, published from Patna.
• The Searchlight (1918, Patna): Influential English daily of Bihar in the nationalist era (context link for chronology).
• Aryavarta (1919, Patna): Important Hindi daily in Bihar’s public sphere during the freedom movement.

The Correct answer is Option 4. 

Key Points

• a) Champaran Satyagraha (1917) → Dr. Rajendra Prasad (4) assisted Gandhi on-ground in Bihar (with J.B. Kripalani, Mazhar-ul-Haq).
• b) Azad Dasta (Quit India, 1942) → Jayaprakash Narayan (1) organized underground guerrilla groups after escaping Hazaribagh Jail.
• c) Individual Satyagraha in Bihar (1940) → Shyam Narayan Singh (2) was among Bihar’s prominent individual satyagrahis.
• d) Kisan Sabha, Bihar → Sahajanand Saraswati (3) founded the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (1929) and later led the AIKS (1936).

Additional Information

• Champaran Satyagraha (1917): First satyagraha by Gandhi in India; focused on tinkathia indigo system; inquiry committee included Rajendra Prasad.
• Azad Dasta (1942): Underground squads in Bihar used sabotage/guerrilla tactics; JP’s socialist network coordinated actions across districts.
• Individual Satyagraha (1940): Protest against War Effort without consulting Indians; message: right to free speech; began with Vinoba Bhave nationally.
• Sahajanand Saraswati: Key peasant leader; spearheaded struggles on rent, eviction, and sharecroppers’ rights; turned Bihar peasant issues into an all-India agrarian movement.

The Correct answer is Option 3. 

Key Points

• Telescope, Microscope, Periscope → optical devices used to see (far objects, tiny objects, around obstacles).
• Stethoscope → acoustic/medical device used to listen to body sounds (heart, lungs), not for viewing. Hence the Correct answer is Option 3.

The Correct answer is Option 2. 

Key Points

Check with SPRING → UNUFRC:

S→U (+2), P→N (−2), R→U (+3), I→F (−3), N→R (+4), G→C (−4). Pattern holds.

Apply to MOBILE:

M→O (+2)

O→M (−2)

B→E (+3)

I→F (−3)

L→P (+4)

E→A (−4)

Code formed: O M E F P A → OMEFPA.

Hence the Correct answer is Option 2.

The Correct answer is Option 4. 

Key Points

Son’s wife’s daughter = the daughter of Mukesh’s son = Mukesh’s granddaughter (through his son).

The mother of that granddaughter is the son’s wife = Mukesh’s daughter-in-law.

Rita is that mother ⇒ Rita is Mukesh’s daughter-in-law.

Hence, Mukesh is Rita’s father-in-law

The Correct answer is Option 2. 

Key Points

Start: North

Turn right → East

Turn right again → South

Turn left (from South, left means East) → East

Hence the Correct answer is Option 2.

The Correct answer is Option 1. 

Key Points

Names starting with Mo… come after names starting with Ma….

Both Mohinder and Mohender come after Mahinder/Mahendra.

Between Mohender and Mohinder:

Compare after “Moh”: e vs i → since i comes after e, Mohinder is later.

Hence the Correct answer is Option 1.