Q. Consider the following statements and identify with the help of the code given below the person who made the statement:
"It would be quite impossible for a few hundred British to administer against the active apposition of the whole of the politically minded of the population".
1) Clement Attlee in January 1947 in a private letter addressed to Ernest Bevin
2) Jawaharlal Nehru in April 1947 in an address to Congressmen at Lucknow
3) Lord Mountbatten in December 1946 in a note given to British Parliament
4) Viceroy Wavell in January 1946 in a letter to Secretary of State
Q. Which one among the following was part of Gandhi-Irwin Agreement of 1931?
1) Release of political prisoners excepting those guilty of arson and violence
2) Stern action against policemen guilty of brutal assault on Satyagrahis
3) Nehru to represent Congress at the Round Table Conference of 1931
4) Deletion of communal question from the agenda of the Conference
Q. Which one among the following statements regarding the social and religious reform ideas of Raja Rammohun Roy is not correct?
1) His Vedantic monism was strengthened after 1815 since an exposure to Christian Unitarianism
2) He paid attention exclusively to the problems/issues of the emerging middle class of India
3) His efforts led to the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1828
4) He considered different religions as embodiments of universal theism
Q. The interest of the Vijayanagar and Bahmani rulers clashed in three separate and distinct area in Deccan. Which one among the following was not directly associated with this intense conflict?
1) Kaveri interior delta
2) Tungabhadra doab
3) Krishna-Godavari delta/basin
4) Marathawada country
Q. Which one among the following was not a reform measure carried out by Mahmud Gawan of Bahmani Kingdom?
1) Lands were measured and land taxes were fixed on that basis
2) The Kingdom was divided into eight provinces or Tarafs
3) Nobles were paid salaries and were asked to maintain contingents of horses
4) A tract of land, Khalisa, was set apart for the expenses of the Tarafdar
Q. Which of the following statements about Fourth Anglo-Mysore War are correct?
1. The Madras Council suggested a policy of rigorous and intense attack on Mysore.
2. Lord Wellesley tried to revive the Triple Alliance.
3. Tipu sent emissaries to Arabia, Versailles, Mauritius and Kabul enlisting support against the English.
4. The War was of a very short duration though decisive
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
1) 2, 3 and 4
2) 1, 3 and 4
3) 2 and 4 only
4) 1 and 3 only
Q. Which of the following statements regarding the American Revolution is/are correct?
1. The American Revolution was a conflict between British settlers and native Americans
2. The Americans refused to pay taxes imposed by the British Parliament in which the Americans had no representation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:
1) Both 1 and 2
2) i only
3) 2 only
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Which one among the following statements about Ashokan Edicts is correct?
1) The subject of inscribed matter on Rock Edicts differs completely with that of the Pillar Edicts
2) The Pillar Edicts were located in all parts of the empire
3) The Edicts give details of his personal concerns but are silent on events of the empire
4) The Greek or Aramaic Edicts are versions or translations of the texts used in other Edicts
Q. Which among the following statements regarding Lord Ripon's plan for local self-government in India is/are correct?
1. The district should be the maximum area served by the one Committee or Local Board.
2. The Local Boards should consist of a large majority of nominated official members and be presided over by an official member as Chairman.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) Both 1 and 2
2) 1 only
3) 2 only
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Q. Who among the following was associated with Velevt Revolution?
1) Vaclav Havel
2) Kim Jong-il
3) Wangari Mathai
4) None of the above
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