UPSC Civil Services Pre exam 2015

GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1

• Q 1 Which of the following kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?

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  Avanti
  Gandhara
  Kosala
  Magadha
  

• Q 2 With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the Feudal System? 1 A very strong centralised political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority. 2 Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land. 3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1 and 2
  2 and 3
  Only 3
  1, 2 and 3
  

• Q 3 Consider the following 1 The arrival of Babur into India led to the 2 introduction of gunpowder in the sub-continent 3 introduction of the arch and dome in the region's architecture establishment of Timurid dynasty in the region Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1 and 2
  Only 3
  1 and 3
  1, 2 and 3
  

• Q 4 Consider the following pairs Medieval Indian State Present Region 1. Champaka Central India 2. Durgara Jammu 3. Kuluta Malabar Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1 and 2
  Only 2
  1 and 3
  Only 3
  

• Q 5 Who of the following founded a new city on the South bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land South of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?

  Amoghvarsha I
  Ballala II
  Harihara I
  Prataparundra II
  

• Q 6 With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1 The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’. 2 In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3 Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  Only 1
  1 and 2
  2 and 3
  1, 2 and 3
  

• Q 7 Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? 1 Dadabhai Naoroji 2 G Subramania Iyer 3 RC Dutt Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

  Only 1
  1 and 2
  2 and 3
  1, 2 and 3
  

• Q 8 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 proletariat. 3 It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1 and 2
  Only 3
  1, 2 and 3
  None of these
  

• Q 9 Who of the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April, 1930?

  VO Chidambaram Pillai
  C Rajgopalachari
  K Kamraj
  Annie Besant
  

• Q 10 Consider the following statements: 1 The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojni Naidu. 2 The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  Only 1
  Only 2
  Both 1 and 2
  Neither 1 nor 2
  

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