Answer: (B)

Explanation: This act is of great constitutional importance as:

1. It was the first step taken by the British Government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India;
2. It recognised, for the first time, the political and administrative functions of the Company; and
3. It laid the foundations of central administration in India.
4. It provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court at Calcutta (1774) comprising one chief justice and three other judges.
5. It prohibited the servants of the Company from engaging in any private trade or accepting presents or bribes from the natives.

Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Answer: (B)

Explanation: Unakoti, famously known as the ‘Angkor Wat of the North-East’, is vying for a UNESCO world heritage tag with both the government and ASI working to preserve the lakhs of Shaivite rock carvings figures and images of gods and goddesses. “The structures of the rock-cut sculptures are gigantic and have distinct mongoloid features and display almost the same mystical charm as the spellbinding figures in the Angkor Wat temple of Cambodia. So call it the Angkor Wat of North-East. The Centre has approached UNESCO to declare it a World Heritage Site. The images found at Unakoti are of two types, namely rock-carved figures and stone images. Hence, statement 3 is incorrect.

Answer: (D)

Explanation: Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomara Rajputs, who were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans (also referred to as Chahamanas) of Ajmer. It was under the Tomaras and Chauhans that Delhi became an important commercial centre. The transformation of Delhi into a capital that controlled vast areas of the subcontinent started with the foundation of the Delhi Sultanate in the beginning of the thirteenth century. Hence, option (d) is correct.

Answer: (A)

Explanation: The main architectural features of Odisha temples are classified in three orders, i.e., rekhapida, pidhadeul and khakra. The temples of Odisha constitute a distinct substyle within the nagara order. In general, here the shikhara, called deul in Odisha, is vertical almost until the top when it suddenly curves sharply inwards. Deuls (part of the word pidhadeul) are preceded, as usual, by mandapas called jagamohana in Odisha. Hence, option (a) is correct.

Answer: (C)

Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose rejected the idea of Dominion status by Nehru report and jointly set up the Independence for India League. National Planning Committee was set up in 1938 by Subhash Chandra Bose who was persuaded by Meghnad Saha. Hence, both statements are correct.