With reference to the growth of Indian Civil Service during British India, consider the following statements:
1. Recruitment to the civil service at the outset was based on patronage.
2. The Civil Service remained for all practical purposes out of bounds to Indians despite the introduction of competitive examination in 1853.
3. In the 1940s, the Indians outnumbered the Europeans in the Civil Services.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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Which of the following were part of fundamental rights resolution passed at the Karachi session of Indian National Congress?
1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Neutrality of state in religious affairs
3. Universal adult franchisee
4. Right to property
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With reference to the vernacular press act 1878, consider the following statements:
1. It was applicable to all the newspapers in India.
2. It allowed the government to confiscate the printing press on the suspicion that it was indulging in seditious publication.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
With respect to medieval Indian history, the terms Dahsala, Batai and Nasaq often referred to :
Which of the following pair(s) is/are correctly matched?
List-I (Newspaper) | List-II (Publisher/Journalist) |
1. Indian Mirror | James Augustus |
2. Amrita Bazar Patrika | Sisir Kumar Ghosh |
3. The Hindu | G Subramania Aiyar |
4. Bengal Gazette | Devendra Nath Tagore |
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Bombay Plan' during the Indian national movement refers to which of the following?
During the British period, the term 'imperial preference' was applied to which of the following?
Consider the following statements :
1. Harisena’s Brihatkathakosh was a medieval work on travel-writing.
2. The chief Indian port in the Eastern coast of India was Tamralipti.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Which of the following provision(s) was/were a part of the ‘June 3rd plan’?
1. A boundary commission was to be set up.
2. Princely states were made free to join either India or Pakistan.
3. A referendum was to be conducted in the Sylhet region of Assam.
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Consider the following statements with reference to the INA upsurges:
1. Sardar Patel advised the rebel members to continue the agitation till independence.
2. Gandhiji lauded the efforts undertaken by ratings and fully supported their mutiny.
3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted Muslim INA members to surrender before the authority instead of striking.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Moderates gave economic critique of British rule in India and demanded for economic development of India. Which of the following are the important demands made by moderates for economic development of India?
1. Increase foreign investment in India for development of Indian Economy
2. Increase in import duties to protect and promote Indian Industriesss
3. Reduction in military expenditure
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