General Studies Preliminary Paper 2005 Second Page

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General Studies Preliminary Paper May 15, 2005
Time Allowed: Two Hours
Maximum Marks: 150
Total Questions: 150



8. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I based?
(a) Central America
(b) North America
(c) West America
(d) South America

Ans: b; North America


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9. Consider the following statements:
On the eve of launch of Quite India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
1. asked the government servants to resign.
2. asked the soliders to leave their posts.
3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: c; asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.


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10. In which one of the following provinces was a Congress minitery not formed under the Act of 1935?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madras
(c) Orissa
(d) Punjab

Ans: d; Punjab


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11. At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a prgramme of Civil Disobedience?
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Lucknow
(d) Tripuri

Ans: b; Lahore


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12. In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India?
(a) H. K. Sarkar
(b) P. C. Joshi
(c) M. C. Chagla
(d) M. N. Roy

Ans: d; M. N. Roy


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13. Who among the following drafted the resolution on Fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajinder Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans: b; Pandit Jwaharlal Nehru


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14. Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U. P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
(a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
(b) Gauri Shankar Misra
(c) Jawharlal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya

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15. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Sequence: Movement/Satyagraha --à Person Actively Associated with
1. Champaran-à Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad à Morarji Desai
3. Kheda à Vallabhbhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: c; 1. Champaran-à Rajendra Prasad; Kheda à Vallabhbhai Patel


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