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Q1012012 · 19 Aug 2012
Directions: The following Two (02) items consist of two statements, statement I and statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below: Code: Statement I: Indigo formed the basis of a flourishing sector of commercial agriculture by the beginning of the 19th century. Statement II: The Indigo Commission was set up to enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators in 1860.
1. A.Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
2. B.Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
3. C.Statement I is true but statement II is false
4. D.Statement I is false but statement II is true
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Answer: B
Q1262012 · 19 Aug 2012
Which one among the following statements relating to the Home Rule movement is not correct?
1. A.The movement, instead of going forward after its great advance in 1917, gradually declined in 1918
2. B.Annie Besant, the leader of the movement did not oppose the entry of Extremists
3. C.The movement became weaker and weaker because of the continuous differences of opinion among the nationalist leaders
4. D.The movement was again revived by Mahatma Gandhi
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Answer: D
Q1272012 · 19 Aug 2012
Why did Gandhiji go to Champaran?
1. A.To launch a Satyagraha movement
2. B.To launch a non-cooperation movement
3. C.To enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators
4. D.To fight against the zamindars
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Answer: C
Q1342012 · 19 Aug 2012
Which one among the following wars ended by the Treaty of Salbai ?
1. A.First Maratha War
2. B.Second Maratha War
3. C.Third Maratha War
4. D.Fourth Mysore War
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Answer: A
Q1372012 · 19 Aug 2012
Plan Balkan was
1. A.a plan devised by Mountbatten to transfer power to separate provinces or confederation of provinces, with the Bengal and Punjab Assemblies being given the options to vote for partition of their provinces
2. B.The plan devised by Pethick Lawrence to give autonomy to Indian princes and provinces
3. C.A plan devised by the Muslim League and the Congress to provide autonomy to Indian provinces to form confederations
4. D.A plan devised by Mountbatten to allow Indian princes the freedom to either be independent or to join either India or Pakistan
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Answer: A
Q1382012 · 19 Aug 2012
Which one among the following prominently rose in revolt against the British in 1857 ?
1. A.Punjab Army
2. B.Madras Regiment
3. C.Bengal Army
4. D.Awadh Regiment
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Answer: C
Q1192012 · 15 Apr 2012
The terra-cotta plough of the Harappan civilization was found at
1. A.Mohenjo-daro
2. B.Banawali
3. C.Kalibangan
4. D.Lothal
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Answer: B
Q1202012 · 15 Apr 2012
Which one among the following works of Mahatma Gandhi provides a critique of modern machine- oriented civilization?
1. A.The Story of My Experiments with Truth
2. B.Hind Swaraj
3. C.Constructive Programme
4. D.Anasakti Yoga (Commentary on ‘Gita’)
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Answer: B
Q1312012 · 15 Apr 2012
Consider the following statements relating to planning in India: 1. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru. 2. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists. 3. Acharya Kripalini prepared the Gandhian Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.1 and 2 only
4. D.1, 2 and 3
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Answer: C
Q1402012 · 15 Apr 2012
Gandhiji’s call for breaking Salt Laws was in response to the
1. A.Non-Cooperation Movement
2. B.Civil Disobedience Movement
3. C.Khilafat Movement
4. D.Quit India Movement
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Answer: B
Q1412012 · 15 Apr 2012
The Suez Canal, the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Gibraltar are important because they
1. A.prevent attacks on bordering nations
2. B.prohibit the movement of ships carrying nuclear weapons
3. C.unite Russian access to warm water points
4. D.control access to vital trade routes
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Answer: D
Q1472012 · 15 Apr 2012
Who among the following was conferred the highest Bangladesh award—the Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona in the year 2011?
1. A.Indira Gandhi
2. B.Rajiv Gandhi
3. C.Jyoti Basu
4. D.Satyajit Ray
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Answer: A
Q1492012 · 15 Apr 2012
India commissioned its first indigenously built stealth warship INS Shivalik and inducted into the Indian Navy recently, thus joining the elite group of countries capable of constructing such vessels. Which among the following other countries are in the elite group? 1. Russia 2. The United States 3. Germany 4. The United Kingdom Select the correct answer using the code given below : Code :
1. A.1, 2 and 3
2. B.1, 2 and 4
3. C.2 and 4 only
4. D.1 and 3 only
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Answer: B