This is the Day-39 questions of the CAF Revision plan for prelims. The questions are based on the syllabus as provided in the schedule. Aspirants are requested to go through the detailed CAF strategy to understand the need of the UPSC prelims and to prepare well for the same. Attempt the questions honestly. The link to key answers and explanations of this test is at the end of the questions. The maximum time to attempt the 18 questions is 25 minutes.
Q.1) Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
(a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement
(b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement
(c) Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement
(d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
Q.2) In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?
(a) All India Home Rule League
(b) Hindu Mahasabha
(c) South Indian Liberal Federation
(d) The Servants of India Society
Q.3) Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948?
(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan, DeenDayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
(c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
(d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Q.4) In the context of Indian history, the principle of “Dyarchy (diarchy)” refers to
(a) Division of the central legislature into two houses.
(b) Introduction of double government i.e., Central and State governments.
(c) Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi.
(d) Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories.
Q.5) With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events:
- Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
- Quit India Movement launched
- Second Round Table Conference
What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 2-1-3
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 3-1-2
Q.6) 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.7) The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
(a) the participation of workers in the management of industries.
(b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
(c) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
(d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Q.8) The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
(a) social reforms
(b) educational reforms
(c) reforms in police administration
(d) constitutional reforms
Q.9) 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.10) Which one of the following statements about the Gandhi-Irwin Pact is NOT correct?
(a) Gandhi wrote a letter seeking an interview with the Viceroy
(b) Civil Disobedience movement was to be discontinued
(c) The imprisoned freedom fighters were to be released
(d) All the lands that had been confiscated were to be returned to the original owners
Q.11) Where and when did Mahatma Gandhi first use his method of hunger-strike to achieve a desired goal?
(a) At Natal in South Africa in the year 1906
(b) At Champaran in the year 1917
(c) At Ahmedabad in the year 1918
(d) At Cape Town in South Africa in the year 1906
Q.12) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Person) List-II (Political Party)
A. B.R. Ambedkar 1.Pakistan Muslim League
B. Sikander Hayat Khan 2.Krishak Praja Party
C. Fazlul Huq 3.Unionist Party
D. Khaliquzzaman 4.Independent Labour Party
Answer choices:
Code A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
Q.13) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Movement) List-II (Mass base/Following)
A. Bardoli Satyagraha 1. Bargadars
B. Tebhaga 2. Kaliparaj
C. Satyasodhak 3. Mundas Samaj
D. Ulgulan 4. Kunbi peasantry
Answer choices:
Code A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
Q.14) Which one of the following was NOT the feature of the Home Rule movement in India?
(a) Boycott and Picketing
(b) Two separate Home-Rule Leagues rather than one All-India Home-Rule Organisation
(c) Setting up of discussion groups and reading rooms
(d) Sale and circulation of pamphlets
Q.15) Which of the following represents the main phases of the Quit India Movement?
- Strikes, boycotts, and picketing in urban centres
- Widespread attacks in rural areas on the many symbols and means of colonial rule and authority, e.g. railways, telegraph lines, and Government buildings
- Formation of Home Rule leagues
- The ‘Karnataka method’
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4 only
Q.16) Quit India Movement was launched in response to
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Cripps Proposals
(c) Simon Commission Report
(d) Wavell Plan
Q.17) 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.18) Which of the following methods was/were incorporated by Gandhi?
- Petitioning to the British
- Village reconstruction.
- gheraos
- Fasts
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.19) Permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (PCCoSC) is often in news related to
(a) All India Service
(b) Defense/Military
(c) Cabinet committee on appointments
(d) Department of Personnel and training
Q.20) With respect to Warsaw International Mechanism consider the following statements.
- It was established in COP 21 of UNFCCC.
- It is to address loss and damage associated with impacts of climate change in developing and developed countries.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None