Maharana Pratap - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about Maharana Pratap?

1. He died during Battle of Haldighati.
2. Haldighati mountain pass is situated in the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan.


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 2

Explanation:
- Maharana Pratap lost the Battle of Haldighati but made come back after sometime.
- From 1585, Akbar shifted his base to Lahore that resulted in recovering of many of his lost territories including Kumbhalgarh and the areas around Chittor (but not Chittor itself) by Maharana Pratap.
- He died of injuries sustained in a hunting accident at Chavand in 1597.
- The year 2015 marks 475 th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap.