Question

The Shlok with the following meaning ‘grains come from crops and crops never come without farming hence effort should be made for agriculture leaving everything aside’ was written by-
A. Sutradhar Mandan
B. Pratap Singh Barhat
C. Sadhu Sitaram Das
D. Maharshi Parashar

Answer 1

Hint: Shlok in English language is called a ‘verse’ which is part of a poem, song or any chapter of the Bible into which it is divided.

Complete answer:
Option A, ‘Sutradhar Mandan’ was born in the period when temples, architecture and paintings were in danger to which he derived basic principles related to these issues in his ‘Granthas’. These Granthas were of great help for the construction of places, temples, sculptures etc. in the Indian ’Vastu Shastra’. His principles contributed to the construction of great statutes which are preserved by the Government of India in the Udaipur museum at present. So, he is not related to the Shlok and has an incorrect answer.

Option B, ‘Pratap Singh Barhat’ was a reformer belonging to the state of Rajasthan born on 24th May 1893 in Udaipur who took part in the revolutionary movement against the British rule. He was the son of Kesari Singh Barhat. He was involved in the revolutionary plot of throwing a bomb at Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India on 3rd December 1912. Due to this he was brutally tortured in the Central jail of Bareilly and died on 24th May 1918. The famous quote by him is ‘I can’t let thousands of mothers cry to stop my mother crying’. Thus, it is also an incorrect answer.

Option C, ‘Sadhu Sitaram Das’ was considered as the ‘father of the peasant movement’. He acted as the leader of the Bijoliya Farmer Movement in the year 1918 for charging excessive levy and using unfair means in the country. So, it is not the relevant answer.

Option D, ‘Maharshi Parashar’ was a well-known author born in Pushkar, Ajmer in the state of Rajasthan. According to him agriculture was the main source of living for human beings and was the highest task. In his book named ‘Maharshi Parashar’ he has talked about the strategies to be adopted by the peasants for the growth of agriculture. His famous shlok meaning’ grains come from crops and crops never come without farming. Hence efforts should be made for agriculture leaving everything aside’ was written by. Thus, it is the correct answer.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Maharshi Parashar had written several famous books on agriculture such as ‘Krishi Panchang’ and ‘Krishi Parashar.