Answer:
(a) Who are called historic personalities? Why are they called so?
<em>People such as Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Gautama Buddha, and Amshuverma are considered historical personalities in Nepal. They are called so because they had a major impact on Nepal.</em>
(b) When was the Praja Parishadh established? What were it's major activities?
<em>The Praja Parishad was established June 2, 1936. They distributed hand-written pamphlets among the people, and wrote articles against the Rana Dynasty in Nepal in an Indian socialist paper.</em>
(c) Who was Shukra Raj Shastri? Why did he get martyrdom?
<em>Shukra Raj Shastri was a Nepalese intellectual and fighter for democracy who was executed by the autocratic Rana dynasty. He got matrydom because he strongly voiced against the Rana regime and demanded the rights of the people during a demonstration.</em>
(d) Who were the youngest and eldest martyrs among the four martyrs?Mention the contributions of Dharma Bhakta Mathema and Dasharath Chand.
<em>The youngest martyr was Gangalal Shrestha, and the eldest was Lakhan Thapa. Dasharath Chand met Tanka Prasad Acharya and Dharma Bhakta Mathema who were active in starting a political revolution in Nepal. A Political party called the Nepal Praja Parishad was organized in the presidency of Tanka Prasad Acharya in Nepal with the active participation of Dasharath Chand.</em>
(e) Who was the first elected prime minister of Nepal after the re-establishment of multi-party democracy? Mention his major contributions for the democratic development in the country.
<em>Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala was the first elected prime minister of Nepal. He led the Nepali Congress, a social democratic political party. Koirala led the Revolution of 1951, which overthrew Nepal's 104-year-old Rana regime.</em>
(f) What might be the reason on calling Ganesh Man Singh the 'Iron Man of Nepali Politics'? What were his contributions for the re-establishment of multiparty democracy in Nepal?
<em>He has been known as the iron man because of his characters of never bowing down to the corrupt absolute rulers and his determination to set up democracy no matter what sacrifices he has to make. He was the leader of anti-Rana Movement in 2007 B.S. as well as the leader of Nepali Congress. He gave continuous efforts for the establishment of democracy over the autocratic rule of Ranas.</em>
(g) Mention any six things that we should learn from the lives of the historic personalities.
- <em>Determination is key to success. Before there is success, there is almost always defeat, and defeat is where most people quit.</em>
- <em>Hard work almost always pays off.</em>
- <em>Stand up for your beliefs.</em>
- <em>Move forward and learn from mistakes.</em>
- <em>Success always begins with taking a chance.</em>
- <em>You never really lose until you stop trying.</em>
