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 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  Ser...

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 ref...

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...