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  wit...

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  celebra...

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 I...

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 ...

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.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...

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 organizati...

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 th...

Assistant Director   (Agriculture) in Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Pusa New Delhi, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers  Welfare  -M.Sc in Agronomy or Crop  Physiology or Agricultural Physics or Agricultural Meteorology Deputy Central Intelligence  Officer (Cypher)(DCIO/Cypher) in Intelligence Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs -Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering in  the disciplines of Computer Engineering or Computer Science or Computer Technology or  Computer Science and Engineering or Information Technology from a recognized University  or Institute OR Master’s Degree in Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics or Statistics or  Computer Science or Computer Application or Information Technology from a recognized Assistant Hydrogeologist in  Central Ground Water Board, Department of Water Resources, River Development &  Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of J...