Read the following information given in the box carefully:

Identify and name the devotee of Saguna Bhakti.

• She was a Rajput princess from Merta in Marwar.
• She was married against her wishes to a prince of the Sisodia clan of Mewar.
• She defied her husband and did not submit to the traditional role of a wife and mother.
• She considered Lord Krishna as her lover.

11. Identify and name the preceptor or Guru of the Sikh community whose works and contributions are given below :
– He laid the foundation of the Khalsa Panth.
– He bestowed the Sikhs with five distinct symbols.
– He consolidated the community as a socio-religious and military force.
– He compiled the compositions of the ninth guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur in Guru Granth Sahib.

Who was the Guru of Kabir ?

Name the Lingayat devotee who led a new movement in Karnataka in the twelfth century.

Study the following statements regarding the Mughal empire carefully:

I. The Mughal empire comprised of many different ethnic groups and religious communities.

II. All the religions had absolute freedom of expression.
III. The emperor stood above all the religions and ethnic groups for peace and stability.
IV. The nobility under Mughals also belonged to different religions and ethnic groups.

Which of the above statements reflects the Sulh-i-kul policy of Akbar ?
(A) I, III and IV
(B) II, III and IV
(C) I, II and III
(D) I, II and IV

During the reign of which of the following rulers was Jizya reimposed on non-Muslim subjects ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Aurangzeb

The Nalayira Divyaprabandham was frequently described as _________.

Identify the immediate reason of launching the ‘Quit India Movement’ by Gandhiji against the British rule.
(A) Cabinet Mission
(B) Cripps Mission
(C) Simon Commission
(D) Mountbatten Plan

Consider the following ideas regarding the national language carefully:

I. It should be Hindustani which should neither be Sanskritised Hindi nor Persianised Urdu, but a blend of both Hindi and Urdu.
II. It should not admit words from other different languages.
III. The national language must develop into a rich and powerful instrument, capable of expressing the thoughts and feelings of the people.
IV. It could unify Hindus and Muslims and people of the North and the South.

Find out which of these ideas were advocated by Mahatma Gandhi :
(A) I, II and IV
(B) II, III and IV
(C) I, III and IV

Study the following statement carefully:

‘‘I believe separate electrorates will be suicidal to the minorities and will do them tremendous harm. If they are isolated for ever, they can never convert themselves into a majority and the feeling of frustration will cripple them even from the very beginning.’’

Who among the following made the above statement ?
(A) Dr. Ambedkar
(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Govind Ballabh Pant
(D) Sardar Patel