Career Chakra

Q.1 In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into “Reserved” and “Transferred” subjects.  Which of the following were treated as  “Reserved” subjects? 1. Administration of Justice 2. Local Self-Government 3. Land Revenue 4. Police Select the correct answer using the code given below: a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 2, 3 and 4 c) 1, 3 and 4 d) 1, 2 and 4 Q.2 Consider the following freedom fighters: 1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh 2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee 3. Rash Behari Bose Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party? a) 1 and 2 b) 2 only c) 1 and 3 d) 3 only Q.3 With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 1. The Constituent Assembly would have  members nominated by the Provincial  Assemblies as well as the Princely States. 2. Any Province, which is not prepared to  accept the new Constitution would have  the right to sign a separate agreement  with Britain regarding its future sta

Q.1 In the first quarter of the seventeenth  century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below: a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 c) 3 only d) 2 and 3 Q.2 With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct? a) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour  Indian National Flag here. b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India  Movement of Andhra region from here. c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the  National Anthem from Bengali to English  here. d) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here. Q.3 Consider the following statements: 1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order. 2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there. 3. The feast of St. Francis Xavier is  celebrated in Goa each year. Which o

Q.1 In the context of Indian history, the  Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. Women’s right to gain education 2. Age of consent 3. Restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below: a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.2 Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of a) peasant resistance to the oppressive  conduct of planters b) its unprofitability in the world market  because of new inventions c) national leaders’ opposition to the  cultivation of indigo d) Government control over the planters Q.3 Wellesley established the Fort William  College at Calcutta because a) he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so b) he wanted to revive interest in oriental  learning in India c) he wanted to provide William Carey and  his associates with employment d) he wanted to train British civilians for  administrative purpose in India Q.4 With reference to the history

Q.1 With reference to land reforms in  independent India, which one of the following statements is correct? a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family  holdings and not individual holdings. b) The major aim of land reforms was to  provide agricultural land to all the landless. c) It resulted in the cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation. d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits. Q.2 Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’: 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East  India Company in India except for trade in  tea and trade with China. 2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by  the Company. 3. The revenues of India were now  controlled by the British Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct? a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.3 With reference to the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements: 1. It contri

Q.1 Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced 2. Establishment of universities was  recommended 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below : a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.2 With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs: Institution Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras William Jones 2. Calcutta Madrasa Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 b) 2 only c) 1 and 3 d) 3 only Q.3 Which among the following events happened earliest? a) Swami Dayanand established AryaSamaj. b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan. c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote  Anandmath. d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first  Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil  Services Examination.

Q.1 Who among the following was/were  associated with the introduction of the Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2. Alexander Read 3. Thomas Munro Select the correct answer using the code given  below: a) 1 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.2 Consider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty —Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly  matched? a) 1 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.3 The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to? a) Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments. b) Define the powers of the Secretary of  State for India. c) Impose censorship on national press. d) Improve the relationship between the  Government of India and the Indian  States. Q.4 With reference to Indian freedom stru

Q.1 The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War a) India should be granted complete  independence b) India should be partitioned into two  before granting independence c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth d) India should be given Dominion status Q.2 What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907? a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto b) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the  British Government c) Foundation of Muslim League d) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress Q.3 Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above? a) 1 and 3 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.4 The Monta

Q.1 Consider the following statements 1. The first woman President of the Indian  National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. 2. The first Muslim President of the Indian  National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Q.2 Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930? a) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai b) C. Rajagopalachari c) K. Kamaraj d) Annie Besant Q.3 The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined a) the separation of power between the  judiciary and the legislature b) the jurisdiction of the central and  provincial governments c) the powers of the Secretary of State for  India and the Viceroy d) None of the above Q.4 With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. 3. It

Q.1 The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until a) the First World War when Indian troops  were needed by the British and the  partition was ended. b) King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911 c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement d) the Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan Q.2 The 1929 Session of the Indian National  Congress is of significance in the history of the  Freedom Movement because the a) attainment of Self-Government was  declared as the objective of the Congress b) attainment of Poorna Swaraj Was adopted  as the goal of the Congress c) Non-Cooperation Movement was  launched d) decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken Q.3 The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a a) revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco. b) nationalist organization operating from  Singapore c) militant organization with headquarters at Berlin d) commu

Q.1 With reference to Indian History, the  Members of the Constituent Assembly  from the Provinces were a) directly elected by the people of those  Provinces b) nominated by the Indian National  Congress and the Muslim League c) elected by the Provincial Legislative  Assemblies d) selected by the Government for their  expertise in constitutional matters Q.2 The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant  Movement in Bengal was for a) the reduction of the share of the landlords  from one-half of the crop to one-third b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants  as they were the actual cultivators of the  land c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and  the end of serfdom d) writing off all peasant debts Q.3 The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because a) Indians never wanted the review of the  working of the Act of 1919 b) Simon Commission recommended the  abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the c) Provinces d) there was no Indian member in the Simon Commis

Here is a 1 year schedule covering the topics from the last 7 years of questions: **Month 1-3:** - History (Major events and personalities in history) - Politics and Sociology (Constitution, Political Ideology, Various Aspects of Society) **Month 4-6:** - Geography (Indian Geography, World Geography) - Economics (Indian and World Economy) **Month 7-9:** - Science (General Science, Environmental Science) - Science and Technology (Development of Science and Technology) **Month 10-12:** - Hindi and English Language (Grammar, Sandhi, Samas, Vocabulary) - General Knowledge (Current Affairs, World History, Latest Developments in Science and Technology) This schedule has been prepared keeping in mind the previous years question pattern so that you can pay detailed attention to all the topics. Please note that you should also focus on continuous practice and self-study.

Before we start, let have a summary of the topic-wise distribution and weightage of the questions in the HCS prelims exam for the last 5 years: General Studies Paper I : This paper consists of 100 questions from various topics such as History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Environment, Science, and Current Affairs. The total marks for this paper are 100. The following table shows the number of questions and marks from each topic in the last 5 years: Table Topic 2023 2022 2021 2019 2017 History 18 (18) 16 (16) 15 (15) 14 (14) 12 (12) Geography 14 (14) 13 (13) 12 (12) 11 (11) 10 (10) Polity 16 (16) 15 (15) 14 (14) 13 (13) 12 (12) Economy 12 (12) 11 (11) 10 (10) 9 (9) 8 (8) Environment 10 (10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) Science 10 (10) 9 (9) 8 (8) 7 (7) 6 (6) Current Affairs 20 (20) 18 (18) 16 (16) 15 (15) 14 (14) Total 100 (100) 91 (91) 83 (83) 76 (76) 68 (68) CSAT Paper II : This paper consists of 100 questions from topics such as Logical Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Data In