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A6

PRELIMS TEST SERIES 2015

INDIAN HISTORY & POLITY

KEY & EXPLANATION

Number of Questions: 100

1.
Ans: B
Exp: When parliament is in
recess president cannot issue an
ordinance, that is the reason why
during last
budget
session
goverment prorogued the house,
so that land ordinance is
reissued.
2.
Ans: D
Exp: Lok Sabha recently passed
The
Negotiable
Instruments
(Amendment) Bill, 2015 by a voice
vote on 13th May, 2015. The Bills
amends
the
Negotiable
Instruments Act, 1881 in order to
make cheque-bounce filing of
cases more convenient for check
payees. Now it defines it as
cheque in the electronic form
which is signed in a secure
system with a digital signature or
using electronic system and
drawn in electronic medium using
any computer resource. So all the
above statements are correct.
3.
Ans: B
Exp: The Bill amends the First
Schedule of the Constitution to
give effect to an agreement
entered into by India and
Bangladesh on the acquiring and
transfer of territories between the
two countries on May 16,
1974.The
India-Bangladesh
Agreement was signed in 1974,
but was not ratified as it involved
transfer
of
territory
which
required
a
Constitutional
Amendment. Hence, the Bill has
been introduced, option of opting
for citizenship is providing in the
act.
4.
Ans: A
Exp: The committee has been
constituted
by
Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi for
reforming FCI under
the
chairmanship of former Union
food minister Shanta Kumar had
recommended lowering the grain
entitlement under the Food
Security Act to 40 per cent and

also cash transfer in select cities.

It has also suggested shifting
FCI's grain procurement from
northern India to eastern parts of
the country to boost farm
growth.In addition to above it also
recommended raising minimum
quantity of grains per person from
5 to 7 kg.
5.
Ans: C
Exp: Budget session is longest of
all sessions, it almost spread over
2 months.
6.
Ans: B
Exp:
Salaries
of
election
commissioners is not part of CFI,
while pensions of HC judges are
part of CFI, salaries are paid by
those states in which judges are
working.
7.
Ans: D
Exp: CIC is appointed by high
powered committee consisting
any minister chosen by prime
minister as a member not home
minister only, while other two
have home minister as member .
8.
Ans: C
Exp: Chief Justice of India can be
made chairman of NHRC, while
members of UPSC cant get
second term as members but can
be made chairman of UPSC, there
is no explicit ban on employment
of CJI, while members of UPSC
may become its chairman.
9.
Ans: B
Exp:
Chhattisgarh,
Madhya
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and
Bihar shall have minister in
charge of tribal affairs, after
division of Jharkhand, Bihar was
exempted from the list.
10. Ans: C
Exp: Governor appoints state
election
commissioners
to
undertake
elections
to
Panchayats and municipalities;
nomination to council is a
legislative function not a executive
function.
11. Ans: B

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Exp: SC doesnt sit in single

bench format, judgments of
multiple judge benches are based
on majority, curative petition is of
last resort after review petition.
12. Ans: A
Exp: HC Judges can hold office
until they attain 62 yrs.
13. Ans: D
14. Ans: B
Exp: Parliament can recommend
removal of CAG, CEC, Judges
15. Ans: B
Exp: Immediately after Indepence
Delhi had a legislature, which as
removed later and re introduced
under
Government
National
capital territory act, lt. Governor
doesnt have a constitutional head
status, new territories are added
to national capital region by
planning board.
16. Ans: D
Exp:
Shiv
Rama
Krishna
committee is to decide on capital
of AP
17. Ans: D
Exp: Zero hour follows the
question hour. It is referred so as
the time gap between the end of
Question Hour and the beginning
of the regular business. Zero Hour
doesnt find a mention in the
Rules of Procedure and hence its
considered an informal procedure
for all the members of Parliament
to raise matters of serious
importance
18. Ans: B
19. Ans: A
20. Ans: A
Exp: Interstate
council
is
mentioned under Article 263
21. Ans: C
Exp: Article-79 states parliament
consist of LS, RS and POI.
22. Ans: C
Ans: C
Exp: 3 High Courts (Mumbai,
Chandigarh, Gauhati), to change
a high court name a consti
amendment is required, collegium
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most judges, while two belong to
civil society, one belongs to
executive.
23. Ans: D
Exp: NHRC statutory body, NHRC
chairman only
retired CJI.
Members hold office for 5 years or
until 70 years age.
24. Ans: A
Exp: In case of Financial
Emergency POI can reduce
salaries of government officials,
including judges of supreme court
and High court.
25. Ans: A
26. Ans: C
Exp: Articles 45 & 46 in DPSP
promote education to children
and weaker section respectively.
Eleventh and Twelfth Schedule
has the provision to promote
primary & secondary education.
Seventh Schedule, education is in
concurrent list.
27. Ans: D
Exp: The 97th constitutional
amendment
act
gave
a
constitutional
status
and
protection to cooperative societies.
All the above are mentioned in the
act.
28. Ans: B
Exp:
England
unwritten
constitution, places parliament to
enact any law, so its sovereignty
is higher than the rest others.
29. Ans: D
Exp: First 3 are under procedure
established by law & last one is
due process of law. Procedure
established by law is enshrined in
our constitution.
30. Ans: C
Exp: Articles 32 & 226 give rights
to Supreme court and High court
writ jurisdiction of both courts.
31. Ans: B
Exp: CM & his ministers
appointed by president of India,
oath to them is administered by it
governor. All the members are
directly elected, unlike in states
where governor can nominate a
member to legislative assembly.
32. Ans: B
33. Ans: A
Exp: Article 13 explicitly prevents
state from making a law, while
article 32 and 226 protects
individual fundamental rights.
34. Ans: D
Exp: President election, executive
powers of union, amend article368, supreme court and high

court, distribution of legislative

powers, list in seventh schedule
require consent of states and
special majority in parliament.
35. Ans: B
Exp: Legislative Council is a
continuing House and one-third
of the members retire in two
years.
36. Ans: D
Exp: In all cases it is possible.
37. Ans: A
38. Ans: D
Ans: D
Exp: The whip is binding only on
these 4 issues. Rest they are not
bound by party directives.
39. Ans: D
Exp: In UK king is the head, not
elected by people. Upper House in
not necessarily present in all
cases. (Sweden, Denmark, NZ)
40. Ans: D
41. Ans: C
42. Ans: A
43. Ans: D
44. Ans: C
45. Ans: B
Exp: Sarkaria Commission was
set up in June 1983 by the
central government of India. The
Sarkaria
Commission's
charter was to examine the
relationship and balance of power
between
state
and
central
governments in the country and
suggest changes within the
framework of Constitution of India
46. Ans: D
Exp: 15(3) the state is empowered
to make special provisions for
children
21-A-state shall provide free and
compulsory education to all
children of the age of 6-14 years.
Article 23(1) Traffic is human
being and forced labour are
prohibited
Art 24- children are banned to
employ in hazardous occupation
DPSP 45: State shall endeavor to
provide early childhood care and
education for all children until 6
years of age.
47. Ans: C
Exp: Steering committee: DR
Rajendra Prasad
48. Ans: D
Exp: All the above are not deemed
art amendment to contusion and
parliament enact it by simple
majority. In case of creation of
council, state assembly must
ratify by 2/3 majority.
49. Ans: D

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50. Ans: D
Exp: Article-358 automatically
suspend the Fundamental rights
under Art-19 as soon as the
emergency is declared. A-359
does not automatically suspend
all fundamental rights. It only
empowers president of India to
suspend enforcement of specified
fundamental rights.
51. Ans: C
Exp: Maulavi Ahmedulla from
Faizabad. He defeated British
forces under Henry Lawrence in
battle of Chinhat. Khan Bahadur
from
Bareilly,
he
assumed
administration,
organized
an
army of 40000 soldiers and
offered stiff resistance to British.
52. Ans : B
Exp: Non-official voice was
ineffective as officials still were in
majority in the Council Budget
cant be voted upon.
53. Ans : D
54. Ans: A
Exp:
Failure
of
swadeshi
movement due to lack of formal
party structure and an essential
part of the movement which could
have been led by its office bearers
was absent due to it. The unity of
leadership was broken by the
surat split in 1907.
55. Ans: A
Exp: Sarvarkar and Hardayal also
became members of Indian
House. Madam Bhikaji Cama, a
paris revolutionary brought out
Bande Mataram and established
contacts with French Socialist.
Ajit singh also operated from
these
centres.
Virendranath
Chattopadhyay- base at Berlin to
carry forward the revolutionary
activities and include sympathetic
Germans as supporters for the
cause.
56. Ans: B
Exp: Ghadars ultimate goal was
to overthrow British colonial
authority in India by means of an
armed revolution. It viewed the
congress-led
mainstream
movement for dominion status
modest
and
the
latters
constitutional metrhods as soft.
Ghadars foremost strategy was to
entice Indian soldiers to revolt.
57. Ans: B
Exp: Tilak league set up on April
1916, and Besants league set up
on September 1916.Communal
riots were one of the reason for
failure of of the movement. The
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Morley-Minto reforms. montaguChelmsford reforms in 1919,
divided the nationalist ranks and
became reason for downfall of
movement.
58. Ans: B
Exp: Second Anglo-Maratha war:
1775-82 first Anglo-Sikh war:
1845-46 second Anglo-Mysore
war: 1780-84 Anglo-Bhutan war:
1864-65
59. Ans: D
Exp: The acceptance of separate
electorate by congress led to the
recognition of Muslim league as
representing a separate section of
Indian society. This was major
event in the evolution of two
nation theory of the Muslim
league.
60. Ans: A
Exp: The commission accepted
the
principle
of
relief.
Appointment
of
Famine
Commissioner in a province
where
relief operations
are
extensive. The commission also
stressed the desirability of better
transport facilities, opening of
agriculture banks, improvement
of irrigation facilities and vigor
measures to foster improved
methods of agriculture. Appointed
after 1899-1900 famine.
61. Ans: D
Exp: Satya Shodhak Sabha
founded by Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule in 1873.
62. Ans: C
Exp: Cabinet Mission Plan(1946)
stood for united India and
rejected Pakistan demand.
63. Ans: C
Exp: Chittagong Armoury raid
took place in Bemgal under
leadership of Surya sen 1930.
Shaharnapur-Lucknow
train
looted at Kakori railway station
under leadership of Ram Prasad
Bismil .Jatindas became the first
martyr on the 64th day of his fast,
who was tried in Lahore
Conspiracy.
Ghadar
party
established by Lala Hardayal in
1913
64. Ans: B
Exp: Champaran was localized
movement. Rowlatt Satyagraha
all-India movement started in
1919.
65. Ans: C
Exp: Initially INA formed by
Captain
Mohan
Singh
at
Singapore, it was collapsed and

was revived by S.C Bose in 1943.

The aim of the army was to
overthrow the British Raj in
colonial India, with Japanese
assistance.
66. Ans: D
Exp: Ambika charan is a leading
male Bengal politician, George
Yule, William Eederburn, Henry
cotton, Mr. Webb are other
foreigners presiding over INC
sessions, Annie Besant, Sarojini
Naidu, Mrs. Nellie Sengupta are
females who presided Annual
sessions of INC.
67. Ans: D
68. Ans: D
69. Ans: C
Exp: R.P Dutt wrote India today,
while New India was written by
Henry cotton.
70. Ans: D
Exp: Kesari was in Marathi,
Maratha in English, Bhagat singh
wanted to avenge lathi charge and
subsequent death of Lala Lajpat
Roy, Dada Bhai Naoraji was called
Unofficial ambassador.
71. Ans: C
Exp: Sir Sayyid was not a
separatist he was pained by the
state of Muslims, he had a
different vision of nation, the
nation of his view was a
federation of communities, with
different entitlement of political
rights subject to their ancestry
and political importance.
72. Ans: A
Exp: Gandhi initially was not in
favor later he said that if majority
wants partition it shall be done,
Jinnah was not in favor of
partitioning Punjab and Bengal,
he wanted wholesale transfer,
Mountbatten did not give Jinnah
a chance.
73. Ans: C
Exp: Board of Control and Board
of Directors of the company
abolished and State of Secretary(a
member of British Cabinet)
brought in , who was assisted by
Indian Council.
74. Ans: C
Exp: The bill aimed at removing
distinction between European
and Indian member of judiciary.
However the British opposed the
bill on the grounds that an Indian
member of judiciary not fit to try
European offenders. Later viceroy
succumbed to pressure and it
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of twelve, atleast seven of whom,

were European or Americans.
75. Ans: D
Exp: Indian League was set up by
Sisir Kumar Ghosh in 1875 to
stimulate the sense of nationalism
among the people and encourage
political education. It was later
succeded
by
The
Indian
Association of Calcutta in 1876.
New
crop
of
leaders
like
Surendranath
Benarjee
and
Anand Mohan Bose.
76. Ans: D
Exp: Moderates wanted reduction
of expenditure on army
77. Ans: C
78. Ans: D
79. Ans: C
Exp: Nastaliq is one of the
main calligraphic hands used in
writing the Perso-Arabic script,
and traditionally the predominant
style in Persian calligraphy.[1] It
was developed in Iran in the 8th
and 9th centuries.
80. Ans: C
81. Ans: C
Exp: Lam-Kut-lam is the harvest
dance of the Kom tribe of
Manipur.
82. Ans: D
Exp: SARGAM: presentation of
melody in actual notes
SHADAVA: is the sexatonic mode
emphasizing any six notes
SHISHYA: means pupil
SHRUTI: musical interval
83. Ans: C
Exp: Harijan was a weekly
published
by
Gandhi,
for
emancipation of lower castes
published in English, Gujarathi
and Hindi.
84. Ans: C
Exp: Annual sessions could not
be held in 1930 on account of
Civil Disobedience movement, and
in between 1941-45 on account of
launching Quit India Movement.
85. Ans: C
Exp: All of the above are reasons
for growth of communalism, along
with Muslim league and Hindu
MahaSabha propaganda.
86. Ans: B
Exp: The figures produced by the
Mathura school of art do not have
moustaches and beards as in the
Gandhara art.
87. Ans: C
Exp:
terukkuttu
and
kattaikkuttu is a tamil street
theatre, which is a form of
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medium of social instruction.
88. Ans: D
89. Ans: D
90. Ans: A
Exp:
Ghiyasuddin
Tughlaq
established
tughlaq
dynasty
which ruled till 1412. First two
rulers (Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and
Muhammad bin tughlaq) ruled
over an empire which comprised
almost entire country.
91. Ans: C
Exp: Khut- landowners
Patwari- village accountant
92. Ans: C
Exp: Mansabdari system started
by Akbar was the system of
providing ranks to the officials of
the Mughal
Empire.
The
mansabdars governed the empire
and commanded its armies in the
emperor's name. Though they
were usually aristocrats, they did
not form a feudal aristocracy, for
neither the offices nor the estates
that
supported
them
were
hereditary.
There
were
33
categories of mansabdars.
93. Ans: A

94. Ans: B
Exp: Bargir was the Royal cavalry
of the Maratha army system.
There were two kinds of cavalry
viz. Bargirs and the Shiledars.
Bargirs were provided horses from
the state and thus, the horses
were property of the royal
household and were looked after
by state officers. Shiledars used to
keep their own horses.
95. Ans: B
Exp: Hoyasala capital city was
Halebid and its monuments
found in Halebid and Belur.
96. Ans: D
Exp: Faraizi movement, started
with the aim of dismantling the
social changes introduced in East
Bengal. It was revivalist in nature
and soon became ilitant. Deoband
movement sought to bring purity
in Islamic teachings by following
only Quran and the Hadiths,
under the leadership of Qasim
Nanotavi and Rashid Gangohi.
97. Ans: D
Exp: Arya samaj revitalized to an
extent, it tried to bring reforms in
the Hinduism as it was practiced
then. It attacked on polythesis,

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superstition,
practice
of
Sharaaddhs, animal sacrifice.
98. Ans: D
Exp: The Native marriage act
1872:
prohibitive
of
child
marriage. Age of consent act
1891: this act forbade the
marriage of girls below the age of
12. The Sarada act : marriage age
of boys(18years) and girls(14
years) fixed.
99. Ans:
Exp: Lord Lytton in 1878, Lord
Lytton introduced the Vernacular
Press Act to ban the vernacular
press in India. The first victim was
nationalist
Newspaper
Soma
Prakash.
100. Ans: A
Exp: The movement was to be
nonviolent and to consist of the
resignations of titles; the boycott
of
government
educational
institutions,
the
courts,
government service, foreign goods,
and elections; and the eventual
refusal
to
pay
taxes.
Noncooperation was agreed to by
the Indian National Congress at
Calcutta in September 1920 and
launched that December

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