IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2017 History and Current Affairs [Day 8]

Hello Friends

So, here we are with the 8th Day of 60 Days Plan. It is the third edition of 60 Days program but seems like the first one because of the excitement involved everywhere, including us 🙂

We are equally excited and pumped. Our Team is working hard to make you realize your dream. Do not take it insincerely and let us down. Your faith and participation has to be in sync with the amount of hard work and effort we do.

Let us pledge to make it a big game changer (better than last year) in the next 60 days!

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

Last year, aspirants used to comment their answers in the comment box on daily basis. There were huge participation in discussion. Putting answers in comment box has been very effective to self track yourself after updating the score. In the end you can cross check your performance through disqus profile.

It was highly effective in the last edition of 60 Days that propelled aspirants to monitor their performance and learn through discussion. Let you solve these questions with full honesty and write your result in the comment box. Interact with peers to know your mistakes.

The importance of this initiative stands time bound and aggressive reverse engineering to learn the concepts. Many of you must be busy with your own strategy but let us tell you honestly that in the last two months, it is very important to revise and consolidate your learning. Just reading won’t suffice.

So, take out few hours from your schedule and make it a revision exercise.

How you can make the best use of it?

Be honest to your effort and do not start competing with XYZ aspirants here just for the sake of marks. It is more important for you to introspect and check your learning than focusing on others. Try to answer the questions in 20 minutes only. 

Do not get into negative feeling that I don’t have enough knowledge to answer these questions. Feel like you are taking the real exam. What would be your response then?

The same will be replicated in UPSC exam. Here, you get marks only and nothing else matters. So make effort to know the answers of all questions. Do not cheat 😛

Baba’s Gyan for REVISION

Many of you, almost all, asks about effective revision strategy! Can there be any?

Let us tell you something Baba does 😀 

You guys study a lot and there is no issue with the hard work that has been put in. But when it comes to input-output comparison, your performance is questionable.

What to do?

Just do this for a Week: Go to bed before stipulated time of your sleep, at least 1 hour before. Close your eyes and try to relax your mind. You should attain full comfort and calmness.

Do this on the First Day: Imagine the full story of a recent movie that you have watched. Try to recollect from starting to end. See, whether you are able to depict the clear picture or not!

Now, do the same for everything you learnt from morning specially the ones you struggled with. Since it is fresh, most of the things should flow into your mind smoothly. Check what is your recollecting capacity.

For example, if you prepared Polity Day 2: Topics- Try to collect all important concepts and learning of the day.

Trust us, this exercise if done with sincerity will give you immense confidence as well as boost your performance. There is no ideal time for revision and there cannot be any specific date put for it, as commonly done.

This will always expose your weaknesses the very same day and if you tend to forget something, can always get back to consolidate and cement it.

REPEAT IT FOR A WEEK & SEE THE MAGIC 😀 

Must to Do: Read the detailed article regarding Micro Analysis Matrix and follow the guidelines- Click Here

Try to hold your nerves and learn to control the temptation. This is very important art to learn and implement!

Are you ready? Let’s start

[Day 8]: HISTORY & CURRENT AFFAIRS 

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Q.1) Consider the following statements with reference to the Famine Commission of 1880.

1. It was appointed by Lord Rippon.
2. It was headed by Richard Starchey.
3. The First famine code was formulated based on the commission’s report.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All of the above.

Q.2) Which of the following pairs is matched correctly?

1. Mayo’s resolution on financial decentralization        :           1870
2. The Royal Commission on Decentralization               :           1905
3. Ripon’s Resolution on Decentralization                      :           1882

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. None of the above

Q.3) Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875.

1. It was a peasant uprising against the confiscation of tribal lands by the Government.
2. It was a peasant uprising against the Marwari and Gujrati money lenders.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.4) Which of the following events are not attributed to Curzon’s tenure Governor-General of India?

1. Appointment of the University Commission.
2. Appointment of Police Commission
3. Ancient Monuments Act
4. Surat Split in Congress

Q.5) Who among the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. M.G. Ranade
3. R. C. Dutt

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. All of the above.

Q.6)  Which of the following was/were the main objectives of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)? 

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown.
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All of the above

Q.7) Which of the following statements regarding The Ilbert Bill is correct?

1. European nationals could be judged by Indian Magistrates.
2. Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian languages.
3. Imposition restrictions the Indians of certain to carry arms by Indians.
4. Imposition of additional tax on the land revenue during Famine.

Q.8) Which of the following Political Associations did not belong to the Bengal Province?

1. Zamindar Association.
2. Indian League.
3. Indian Association.
4. Madras Mahajan Sabha.

Q.9) Consider the following statements with reference to the Shyamji Krishna Varma.

1. He Published a Monthly Journal called The Indian Sociologist.
2. He founded the India House in England
3. He instituted Scholarships for Indians studying in foreign countries.

Which of the above questions is/are correct?

1. 1 and 3 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. None of the above.

Q.10) “Home Charges” constituted a major thread in the economic critique of the British government. Which of the following funds constituted “Home Charges”?

1. Funds used to support the India office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. All of the above.

Q.11) Which of the Following pairs is correctly matched?

1. The Santhal Rebellion                          :          1875.
2. Bengal Indigo Cultivators revolt        :          1860.
3. Moplah Uprising                                   :          1921.

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. None of the above.

Q.12) Consider the following statements regarding the Subsidiary Alliance System:

1. Indian State was to surrender its External Relations to the East India Company.
2. Indian State was to accept a British Resident at its Headquarters
3. The company had the right to interfere in the Internal Matters of the Indian State.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All of the above

Q.13) Which of the following Governor General took action against the Pindaris?

1. Wellesley
2. Hastings
3. Cornwallis
4. Dalhousie

Q.14) Consider the following statements with reference to the Harijan Sevak Sangh

1. It was started by Mahatma Gandhi.
2. It was headquartered at Bombay.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.15) Which of the following events is not related to tenure of Lord Lytton as the Governor General of India?

1. Creation of Statutory Civil Services.
2. The Second Afghan War.
3. Passing of the Vernacular Press Act.
4. Passing of First Factory Act

Q.16) Aarambh Initiative is

1. An online complaint management system for reporting sexual offences against children
2. India’s first-ever hotline to curb sexual abuse of children through the Internet and to remove child pornographic content online
3. A scheme to address the specific vulnerability of women in difficult circumstances through a home-based holistic and integrated approach
4. A programme aimed at sensitising society on violence faced by women and children and creating awareness about their legal rights

Q.17) Consider the following statements about “Meenakshi Temple’

1. It is dedicated to Parvati and her consort Shiva
2. It was built by Thirumalai Nayak
3. It has the tallest goupuram in the world

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.18) Consider the following statements about Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

1. India is an original state party to the Chemical Weapons Convention and as a possessor state it has fully completed the destruction of its chemical weapons in accordance with the Convention.
2. It is administered by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
3. Israel has signed but has yet to ratify the convention.

Select the correct statements

1. Only 2
2. 1 and 2
3. 2 and 3
4. All of the above

Q.19) ‘Golden Crescent’ and ‘Golden Triangle’ are Asia’s two principal areas of illicit opium production. Consider the following statements

1. The Golden Crescent comprises of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam
2. The Golden Triangle comprises of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Select the correct statements

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.20) Which of the following countries is/are members of South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC)?

1. Maldives
2. Myanmar
3. Pakistan
4. Bhutan
5. Sri Lanka

Select the correct code:

1. 1, 2, 4 and 5
2. 2, 3, 4 and 5
3. 1, 2, 3 and 5
4. All of the above

Q.21) Recently Trinamool Congress was recognised as a national Party by Election Commission. Consider the following statements

1. To become a national party a political party has to become a state party in at least 4 states
2. The status of national party is reviewed every 5 years

Select correct statement(s)

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Q.22) Project Iceworm is

1. A UN project to protect Greenland ice sheets
2. A top-secret United States Army program during the Cold War to build a network of mobile nuclear missile launch sites under the Greenland ice sheet
3. A project in response to the April 1912 sinking of the Titanic
4. None of the above

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