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15 questions

2018 · Question 11 · Freedom Struggle
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
Choose your answer(a)Aurobindo Ghosh(b)Bipin Chandra Pal(c)Lala Lajpat Rai(d)Motilal Nehru
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 19 · Modern India
Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 38 · Modern India
In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the
Choose your answer(a)Federal Legislature(b)Governor General(c)Provincial Legislature(d)Provincial Governors
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 51 · Modern India
After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)2 only(c)Both 1 and 2(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 52 · Modern India
Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
Choose your answer(a)increase in the export of Indian handicrafts(b)growth in the number of Indian owned factories(c)commercialization of Indian agriculture(d)rapid increase in the urban population
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 68 · Modern India
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
Choose your answer(a)Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium(b)Sugar, salt, zinc and lead(c)Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea(d)Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 69 · Freedom Struggle
Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha ?
Choose your answer(a)Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement(b)Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement(c)Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement(d)Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 70 · Freedom Struggle
Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?
Choose your answer(a)B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George(b)Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy(c)C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu(d)Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 73 · Medieval India
Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?
Choose your answer(a)Francois Bernier(b)Jean-Baptiste Tavernier(c)Jean de Thevenot(d)Abbe Barthelemy Carre
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 75 · Modern India
Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?
Choose your answer(a)To maintain a large standing army at other’s expense(b)To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger(c)To secure a fixed income for the Company(d)To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 76 · Modern India
Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 79 · Freedom Struggle
In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha” ?
Choose your answer(a)All India Home Rule League(b)Hindu Mahasabha(c)South Indian Liberal Federation(d)The Servants of India Society
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 80 · Modern India
Which among the following events happened earliest ?
Choose your answer(a)Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.(b)Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.(c)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.(d)Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 89 · Modern India
With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution | Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones 2. Calcutta Madarsa — Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2(b)2 only(c)1 and 3(d)3 only
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 91 · Modern India
Consider the following events : 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’. 3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier. 4. Goa became a part of independent India. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
Choose your answer(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3(b)3 – 2 – 1 – 4(c)4 – 2 – 1 – 3(d)3 – 1 – 2 – 4
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was

In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha ?

Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?

Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India ?

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?

Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below :

In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha” ?

Which among the following events happened earliest ?