IASbaba’s 60 Day Plan- Prelims Test 2018 HISTORY & CURRENT AFFAIRS [Day 14]

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Welcome to Day-14.

Importance of Self – Tracking: Learning from Last Year

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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 can you make the best use of it?

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[Day 14]: HISTORY AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q.1) Consider the following statements about Permanent Settlement.

1. It was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
2. It was introduced by John Shore.
3. It declared Zamindars as the owners of the land. 
4. The Zamindars were not free to fix the rents.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1. 1 and 4 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3 only

Q.2) Consider the following.

1. Col. Baird Committee 
2. George Campbell Commission
3. Richard Strachey Commission
4. Anthony McDonald Committee

Which of the above are famine commission/committees?

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

Q.3) Which of the following pairs is matched correctly?

1. Mayo’s resolution on financial decentralization : 1870
2. The Royal Commission on Decentralization : 1905
3. Vernacular Press Act : 1878 

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.4) Which of the following are the significance of the revolt of 1857?

1. Bringing the Indian people together and imparting to them the consciousness of belonging to one country.
2. The events of 1857 demonstrated that the people and politics of India were basically communal before 1858.
3. Concept of common nationality and nationhood was not inherent to the revolt of 1857.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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

Q.5) Which of the following were the causes of ‘tribal movements’?

1. Imposition of Land Revenue Settlement
2. Work of Christian Missionaries
3. Introduction of the notion of private property
4. Indian Forest Act in 1878

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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

Q.6) Consider the following pairs.

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

Q.7) Consider the following statements about Indian Council Act of 1892.

1. Local Councils were to be setup for Punjab, North West and Awadh.
2. For the first time, representative element was introduced through direct election.
3. Member of council could discuss budget but were not allowed to vote and could ask question on public interest with some restrictions.

Select 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 the above

Q.8) Which of the following leaders of the revolt of 1857 are correctly matched?

1. Mangal Panday   Barrakpore
2. Zeenat Mahal Lucknow
3. Tatya Tope Kanpur

Select the code from following:

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

Q.9) Which of the following changes were made in the British Indian army after the revolt of 1857?

1. The crucial branches of artillery, tanks and armored corps were put exclusively in European hands.
2. Indians were given higher posts to increase their trust on the British Government.
3. The proportion of Europeans to the Indians in the army was increased.
4. Army regiments were made according to caste.

Select the code from below:

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

Q.10) Consider the following statements regarding the office of Viceroy of India:

1. After the Act of 1858, the office of Governor General was abolished and replaced by the office of Viceroy.
2. The First Viceroy of India was Lord Dalhousie

Which of the above statements are NOT correct?

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

Q.11) Consider the following statements regarding ‘Swadeshi movement’ of 1905:

1. It was the first Gandhian Movement.
2. It was triggered because of the partition of Bengal.
3. There was large scale participation of peasants in picketing foreign.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 3
3. 2 only
4. 2 and 3

Q.12) Consider the following statements regarding Illbert Bill:

1. The Bill was introduced by Lord Rippon.
2. It was widely opposed by the Indians as it was increasing the racial discrimination in Indian Judiciary.
3. Finally it was passed in 1884 as the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act.

Which of the above statements are correct?

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

Q.13) The first Population census of India was held in:

1. 1872
2. 1881
3. 1891
4. 1901

Q.14) Pabna revolt was a peasant revolt in Bengal which is considered to be different from other contemporary revolts. Which of the following statements regarding the revolt are correct?

1. The Pabna rebellion was well organized in comparison to other peasant rebellions
2. The Peasants took legal course of action against the British Government
3. The movement was totally non-violent
4. It was directed against Indigo planters

Select the code from below:

1. 1 and 2
2. 3 and 4
3. 1, 3 and 4
4. 1,2 and 4

Q.15) Which among the below statements is/are true with respect to Viceroy Lord Ripon?

1. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878, commenced industrial legislation by passing the first Factories Act.
2. He granted the Indians first taste of freedom by introducing the Local Self Government in 1882.
3. He was sent to India as Viceroy by British Prime Minister William Gladstone.

Choose appropriate answer:

1. 2 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.16) Which of the following are the ones associated with Dadabhai Naoroji?

1. Gyan Prasarak Mandali
2. Poverty and un-British Rule in India
3. Bombay Gazette
4. Bombay Association

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

1. 1 and 2
2. 1, 2 and 4
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. 2 and 3

Q.17) Consider the below statements:

1. Mahatma Gandhi gave the famous slogan “Satyameva Jayate”
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune, which is Sanskrit for “Noble Women’s Society.”

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Q.18) Who among the following was the first foreigner to become the president of INC?

1. A O Hume
2. Annie Besant
3. George Yule
4. Henry Cotton

Q.19) The impact of the British rule on the Indian economy was disastrous. In this regard, which of the following were the factors that resulted in stagnation of Indian economy in the 19th century?

1. The ever mounting ‘Home charges’
2. Foreign trade
3. The denial of high posts to Indians
4. The extravagant civil and military administration
5. The continuous drain of wealth from India

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. 2, 3 and 4 only
2. 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
3. 1, 4 and 5 only
4. All are correct

Q.20) Which of the below given statements is true during the tenure of Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India from 1876-1880?

1. The maximum age limit of the I.C.S examination was reduced from 21 years to 19 years.
2. Grand Delhi Darbar was organized.
3. Vernacular Press act and Arms act were passed.
4. Third Anglo-Afghan war was fought.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. 2 and 3 only
2. 1, 2 and 3 only
3. 2, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.21) Which among the following were the causes for the failure of revolt, 1857?

1. Modern educated Indians viewed this revolt as backward looking 
2. The rebels represented diverse elements with common grievances and concepts of current polities.
3. The eastern, southern and western parts of India remained more or less unaffected.
4. The lack of unity among Indians was unavoidable at this stage of Indian history.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1, 2 and 4 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.22) ‘Shekatkar Committee’ is associated with which of the following?

1. Enhancing combat capability of the armed forces
2. Rebalancing defence expenditure of the armed forces
3. Border fencing along the India-Pakistan border

Select the correct statements

1. 1 Only
2. 1 and 2
3. 2 and 3
4. Only 2

Q.23) Consider the following statements about ‘Tanzania’

1. It is part of the African Great Lakes region
2. It is bordered with Kenya, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

Select the correct statements

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

Q.24) Consider the following statements about Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)

1. It is a multi-disciplinary organisation having experts for prosecution of white-collar crimes
2. It is under the aegis of Ministry of Finance
3. It was established in 2003 on the basis of recommendations of the Naresh Chandra committee on corporate governance

Select the correct statements

1. 1 and 2
2. 2 and 3
3. 1 and 3
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q.25) ‘Bonnet Macaque’ is found in which of the following states?

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Maharashtra
4. Tamil Nadu

Select the correct statements

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

Q.26) Consider the following statements about ‘Bundi Painting’

1. It is an example of Indian miniature painting
2. They are in the form of manuscripts on palm-leaf relating to the Buddhist themes

Select the correct statements

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

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