Question

Match Column I with Column II and choose the correct option:

Column I (Role)	Column II (Scholar)
a. The song Vande Mataram	i. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b. Picture of Bharat Mata with spiritual qualities	ii. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Bardoli Satyagraha	iii. Abanindranath Tagore
d. Poona Pact in 1932	iv. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

• A. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
• B. a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
• C. a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
• D. a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

Hint:

Start with the pair you are surest about, the writer of Vande Mataram, and strike out every option that gets it wrong. Then decide only between Bardoli and the Poona Pact.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept:

• When every option is a full set of four pairs, testing one certain pair at a time knocks out wrong options faster than building the whole answer from scratch.
• The pair a is the one almost every student is sure about, so it becomes the first filter.

Step 1: Use pair a as the first filter.
Vande Mataram was written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, which is item iv.
Options (C) and (D) both read a-iii, so both are wrong straight away.

Step 2: Compare the two options still standing.
(A) reads a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i and (B) reads a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii. They agree on a and b, so only c and d decide the answer.

Step 3: Test pair c, Bardoli Satyagraha.
Option (A) links Bardoli with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, and option (B) links it with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Bardoli in 1928 was a no-revenue campaign of Gujarati peasants led by Patel, which is why he came to be called Sardar. Option (A) therefore fails.

Step 4: Cross-check with pair d.
The Poona Pact of 1932 dealt with reserved seats for the depressed classes and was signed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar with Gandhiji. Option (B) links d with Ambedkar, which agrees.

Final Answer: (B) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii