After Shariat-Ullah, who made the Faraizi Movement strong and popular?
- (a) Shah Ismail
- (b) Dudu Mian
- (c) Syed Ahmad Shaheed
- (d) Maulana Sirajuddin
- (b) Dudu Mian
Immediately after Haji Shariatullah’s death in 1840, his son, Dudu Miyan (Muhammad Muhsin), revived the Faraizi Movement and made it militant and popular. He completely changed the nature of the movement and turned it into a large, scale agrarian and socio, economic movement by mobilizing the oppressed Muslim peasants against the exploitative landlords and indigo planters.
Indus plain is sub-divided into _______ parts.
- (a) Two
- (b) One
- (c) Five
- (d) Three
- (a) Two
The Indus plain is divided into TWO major parts: the Upper Indus Plain and the Lower Indus Plain. The Upper Indus Plain covers the area from the Kashmir region to Mithankot, and the Lower Indus Plain covers the area from Mithankot to the Indus Delta.
The Governor of Bengal from 1760-64 was:
- (a) Munroe
- (b) Warren Hastings
- (c) Vansittart
- (d) Lord Reading
- (c) Vansittart
Henry Vansittart was the Governor of Bengal from 1760 to 1764. He took over from Robert Clive’s first term. Vansittart’s term included the major event of the Battle of Buxar in 1764. After a short interval, Robert Clive came back to the position of Governor in 1765 and, during his second tenure, he put the Dual Government system into practice.
- Robert Clive: Served as Governor 1758 – February 1760.
- Henry Vansittart: Assumed office in 1760, serving until 1764
Sher Shah is well-known for his administrative skill, especially his:
- (a) Law and Order
- (b) Land Revenue System
- (c) Market Reforms
- (d) Price Control System
- (b) Land Revenue System
Sher Shah Suri is famously known for his Land Revenue System that was so innovative it became a blueprint for later administrations, the Mughals (the reign of Akbar and Raja Todar Mal) and the British.
Land between Beas and Ravi is:
- (a) Chaj Doab
- (b) Rachna Doab
- (c) Bari Doab
- (d) Sindh Sagar Doab
- (c) Bari Doab
The area between the Beas and Ravi rivers was historically known as the Bari Doab. It is an agriculturally productive and culturally rich area in Punjab, part of the Majha region. The term “Bari” originates from the meeting point of the Beas and Ravi rivers.
The first Governor-General of India was designated in:
- (a) 1773
- (b) 1858
- (c) 1833
- (d) 1861
- (c) 1833
The Charter Act of 1833 named the first official Governor, General of India, Lord William Bentinck. Although the Regulating Act of 1773 had already established the title “Governor, General of Bengal” (the first being Warren Hastings), the title was officially changed to “Governor-General of India” only in 1833.
Animal Husbandry University is at:
- (a) Karachi
- (b) Lahore
- (c) Faisalabad
- (d) Multan
- (b) Lahore
The University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS), commonly known as “Animal Husbandry University” Lahore is located on Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani Road, Lahore, Pakistan. It is a premier institution, founded in 1882.
The first census was conducted in India at the time of:
- (a) Lord Mayo
- (b) Lord Ripon
- (c) Lord Lytton
- (d) Lord Minto
- (a) Lord Mayo
The initial Census of India was held in 1872 under the direction of Lord Mayo. The Census was a major step towards organizing the collection of population data in India and opened the way for conducting demographic research and administrative planning under the British rule. Its main purpose was to collect basic data on the number of people, their spread, and some social features.
The most famous court-poet in Hindi of Akbar was:
- (a) Surdas
- (b) Tulsidas
- (c) Abdul Rahim-Khan-i-Khana
- (d) Tanseen
- (c) Abdul Rahim-Khan-i-Khana
Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, better known as Rahim, was the greatest Hindi poet in the royal court of Akbar, and he was one of the nine gems (Navratnas) in the emperor’s court. Famous for his Hindi couplets (dohe) and having a thorough knowledge of Sanskrit, he was an important personality in the fields of literature and administration during the reign of Emperor Akbar.
Rawat fort is in:
- (a) Punjab
- (b) KPK
- (c) Sindh
- (d) Balochistan
- (a) Punjab
Rawat Fort is situated in the Potohar plateau area along the Grand Trunk (GT) Road, about 1718 km east of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, close to the town of Rawat. Located in the Punjab province, this 16th, century, square, shaped fortified caravanserai is a historic place that houses a mosque and the tomb of the Gakhar chief Sultan Sarang Khan.