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2013 31 questions

1. Q1212013 · 14 Apr 2013

   Consider the following statements about Periyar E. V. Ramaswamy : 1. He was a politician, social activist and an important figure in the Dravidian movement in South India. 2. He championed the cause of caste upliftment, nationalism and the rights of women. 3. He was contemporary of the Maharashtran anti-caste reformer, Jyotiba Phule. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. A.1 only
   2. B.3 only
   3. C.1 and 3
   4. D.1 and 2
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   Answer: D

2. Q1222013 · 14 Apr 2013

   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists : $$\begin{array}{ll}\text{List-I (Rock Type)}& \text{List-II (Composition)}\\ \text{A. Sandstone}& \text{1. Rock formed from peat or other organic deposits}\\ \text{B. Limestone}& \text{2. Clay, breaking easily into flat flake plates}\\ \text{C. Coal}& \text{3. Calcium carbonate formed by precipitation}\\ \text{D. Shale}& \text{4. Cemented sand grains}\end{array}$$ Code :

   1. A.$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{A}& \text{B}& \text{C}& \text{D}\\ 4& 1& 3& 2\end{array}$
   2. B.$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{A}& \text{B}& \text{C}& \text{D}\\ 2& 3& 1& 4\end{array}$
   3. C.$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{A}& \text{B}& \text{C}& \text{D}\\ 2& 1& 3& 4\end{array}$
   4. D.$\begin{array}{cccc}\text{A}& \text{B}& \text{C}& \text{D}\\ 4& 3& 1& 2\end{array}$
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   Answer: D

3. Q1262013 · 14 Apr 2013

   Consider the following statements : 1. The Ain-i-Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar. 2. Abul Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama, while Akbar was the author of the third. 3. The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. A.1 only
   2. B.1 and 3 only
   3. C.3 only
   4. D.1, 2 and 3
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   Answer: B

4. Q1272013 · 14 Apr 2013

   Consider the following statements : 1. Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha in 1930 was against the State monopoly of the manufacture and sale of salt. 2. The American news magazine ‘Time’ covered the progress of Gandhiji’s walk to Dandi on the Salt Satyagraha. 3. The Viceroy of India at the time of the Salt Satyagraha was Lord Ripon. 4. Gandhiji did not complete the Dandi March due to ill-health. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. A.1, 2 and 3
   2. B.4
   3. C.2 only
   4. D.1 and 2 only
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   Answer: D

5. Q1282013 · 14 Apr 2013

   Consider the following statements : 1. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on the Press. 2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha because of the British policy of permitted detention without trial. 3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras Presidency. 4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar. Which of the statements given above are correct?

   1. A.1, 2 and 3
   2. B.2 and 3 only
   3. C.1, 2 and 4
   4. D.1 and 4 only
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   Answer: C

6. Q1322013 · 14 Apr 2013

   Consider the following statements about the Indo-Saracenic architecture : 1. It combined the Indian with the European style of architecture in the beginning of the 20th century. 2. The Gateway of India in Mumbai is the most famous example of this style. 3. There are many famous examples of this style in the colonial cities of Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai). 4. It takes its imputation from ancient Greece. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   1. A.1, 2 and 3
   2. B.2 and 3 only
   3. C.1 and 2 only
   4. D.4
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   Answer: A