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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List
List-I | List-II
A. Girija Devi | 1. Leading woman executive
B. Indira Nooyi | 2. Leading writer
C. Kiran Desai | 3. Hematologist turned executive of the BBC trust
D. Chitra Bharucha | 4. Anti-liquor activist
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Explanation
The matching of historical figures to their respective roles or organizations is as follows: (A) Shyamji Krishna Varma founded the Indian Home Rule Society in London in 1905, which became known as 'India House'. (B) Madame Bhikaji Cama was a prominent revolutionary who famously unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907. (C) Annie Besant, a leader of the Theosophical Society, launched the Home Rule League in India in 1916 to demand self-government. (D) Aurobindo Ghosh was a key figure in the extremist wing of the Indian National Congress and a philosopher who contributed significantly to the nationalist ideology before retiring to Pondicherry. Therefore, the correct sequence is A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
Agent | Disease
(A) Arsenic | 1. Fluorosis
(B) Fluoride | 2. Melanosis
(C) Dust | 3. Presbycusis
(D) Noise | 4. Silicosis
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List-I (Joint Naval Exercise) | List-II (Countries)
(a)Konkan | 1.India-France
(b)Malabar | 2.India-United Kingdom
(c)Varuna | 3.India-Russia
(d)Indra | 4.India-United States
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List-I (Battle) | List-II (Treaty)
(a)The Third Carnatic War | 1.Treaty of Salbai
(b)The Third Mysore War | 2.Treaty of Lahore
(c)The First Maratha War | 3.Treaty of Paris
(d)The First Anglo-Sikh war | 4.Treaty of Srirangapatam
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists Code
(Item) | (Toxic Substance)
A. CFL lamp | 1. Nitrogen oxides
B.Automobile battery | 2. Phthalates
C. Polymer | 3. Lead
D. Diesel engine | 4. Mercury