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Essay Topics:
1. Air Pollution.
2. Importance of Education
3. Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan
4. Increasing Stress on Students
5. Responsibilities for Family
2. Importance of Education
3. Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan
4. Increasing Stress on Students
5. Responsibilities for Family
Letter Topics:
1. Write an application to the Principal asking extra time to pay the fees.
2. Write a letter to your friend, telling him the reasons why you are unable to attend his wedding.
3. Write a letter to Delhi Nagar Nigam regarding mosquito issues.
4. Write a letter to your Friend, about your new hostel life experience
5. Write a letter to the Librarian requesting more GK books in the library.
2. Write a letter to your friend, telling him the reasons why you are unable to attend his wedding.
3. Write a letter to Delhi Nagar Nigam regarding mosquito issues.
4. Write a letter to your Friend, about your new hostel life experience
5. Write a letter to the Librarian requesting more GK books in the library.
निबंध :
1. वायु प्रदूषण।
2. शिक्षा का महत्व
3. स्वच्छ भारत अभियान
4. छात्रों पर बढ़ता तनाव
5. परिवार के लिए जिम्मेदारियां
2. शिक्षा का महत्व
3. स्वच्छ भारत अभियान
4. छात्रों पर बढ़ता तनाव
5. परिवार के लिए जिम्मेदारियां
पत्र :
1. प्रधानाचार्य को एक आवेदन पत्र लिखकर फीस का भुगतान करने के लिए अतिरिक्त समय की मांग करें।
2. अपने दोस्त को एक पत्र लिखें, उसे कारण बताएं कि आप उसकी शादी में शामिल होने में असमर्थ क्यों हैं।
3. कॉलोनी में पनपते मच्छरों के बारे में दिल्ली नगर निगम को एक पत्र लिखें।
4. अपने नए हॉस्टल जीवन के अनुभव के बारे में, अपने मित्र को एक पत्र लिखें
5. पुस्तकालय में अधिक GK पुस्तकों का अनुरोध करने के लिए लाइब्रेरियन को एक पत्र लिखें।
2. अपने दोस्त को एक पत्र लिखें, उसे कारण बताएं कि आप उसकी शादी में शामिल होने में असमर्थ क्यों हैं।
3. कॉलोनी में पनपते मच्छरों के बारे में दिल्ली नगर निगम को एक पत्र लिखें।
4. अपने नए हॉस्टल जीवन के अनुभव के बारे में, अपने मित्र को एक पत्र लिखें
5. पुस्तकालय में अधिक GK पुस्तकों का अनुरोध करने के लिए लाइब्रेरियन को एक पत्र लिखें।
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Thursday, April 26, 2018
IAS Preparation:15 History Questions You Must Try!
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Preparing
for IAS this year? Here are 15 history questions that you must try to boost
your knowledge in history. This post is brought to you by Oliveboard,
an online exam preparation platform for government and
banking exams.
UPSC History Question 1:
Consider the following statements about “Mauryan
Administration”
· It
was based on “Saptanga Rajya Theory of administration”
· It
was introduced by Kautilya in “Artha Shastra”
· “Maya”
was one of the Sapta-Anga in the theory
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Options:
1. Only 1 is correct
2. Only 1 and 2 are correct
3. Only 2 and 3 are correct
4. All statements are correct
Answer: Option 2 – Only 1 and 2 are correct
Solution: The Arthashastra of Kautilya is an
extremely sophisticated and detailed treatise on statecraft. Arthashastra
played a vital role in the making of Mauryan Administration which was highly
centralised in nature. According to the Saptanga Rajya Theory, state must be
consisted of seven inter-related and inter-locked Angas (limbs) or elements.
These elements are (1) Swami (Lord), (2) Amatya (ministers) (3) Janapada (the
territory and people) (4) Durg (fortified capital) (5) Kosha (the treasury) (6)
Danda (Justice) and (7) Mitra (Ally).
UPSC History Question 2:
Arrange the following battles fought by Britishers
in chronological order.
· Anglo
Gurkha War
· First
Anglo-Sikh War
· Second
Anglo-Maratha War
· Fourth
Anglo-Mysore War
Options:
1. 4-3-1-2
2. 2-1-3-4
3. 1-2-4-3
4. 3-4-1-2
Answer: Option 1 – 4-3-1-2
Solution:
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799)
Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805)
Anglo-Gorkha war (1814–1816)
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846)
UPSC History Question 3:
With reference to the ‘Communal Award’, which of
the following statements is not correct?
· British
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin declared the communal award after third-round
table conference.
· Award
proposed to declare the depressed classes to be minorities and entitled them to
reservation of seats.
Select the correct Code
Options:
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Option 3 – Both 1 and 2
Solution: Communal Award was announced by the
British PM Ramsay MacDonald in August 1932 after third-round table conference.
The award was proposed to declare the depressed classes as the minorities and
entitled them to separate electorates. It would have created the rift between
the upper and lower caste of Hindu religion. Congress opposed the condition of
separate electorates. Congress was not in favour of changing the communal award
without the consent of minorities. So, Congress decided neither to accept the
communal award nor to reject it.
Source- Old NCERT- Modern India.
UPSC History Question 4:
Which of the following statements regarding Gupta
rule are correct?
· Civil
and Criminal Laws were differentiated during this rule.
· Trader’s
Guilds played a Dominant role in Trade and commerce
Select the correct Code
Options:
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Option 3 – Both 1 and 2
Solution: Under Gupta rule, the judicial system was
developed, and several law books were written. For the first time Civil and
Criminal Laws were differentiated during this rule.
The Guilds controlled the industries and Crafts.
Trade flourished. Foreign trade was carried on with countries like China,
Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Source: NIOS History
UPSC History Question 5:
Which of the following newspapers from
pre-independence India were published in Hindi?
Options:
1. Indu Prakash
2. Bharat Mitra
3. Amrita Bazar Patrika
4. Bombay Samachar
Answer: Option 2 – Bharat Mitra
Solution – Indu Prakash – Marathi, Bharat Mitra –
Hindi , Amrit Bazaar Patrika – English and Bombay Samachar – Gujrati,
UPSC History Question 6:
Which of the following statements with reference to
“Ghadar Movement” are correct?
· HarDayal,
Rash Bihari Bose, Barkatullah were the Leaders of this movement.
· It
involved Punjabi immigrants on the West Coast of North America
Select the correct code.
Options:
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: Option 3 – Both 1 and 2
Solution: The Ghadar revolutionaries were recruited
largely from the ranks of Punjabi immigrants who had settled on the West Coast
of North America at least since 1904. They were mostly debt-ridden and
land-hungry peasants from the crowded areas of Punjab, especially Jullundur and
Hoshiarpur, many of whom had served in the British Indian Army and had thus
acquired the confidence and the means necessary for emigration. They freely
accepted non-Sikhs and non-Punjabis as leaders- HarDayal was a Hindu,
Barkatullah a Muslim, Rash Bihari Bose a Hindu and Bengali. They revered
leaders from all over India-Tilak, Savarkar, Khudi Ram Bose and Aurobindo Ghosh
were their heroes.
Source- IGNOU (B.A. History)
UPSC History Question 7:
Which of the following statements about
‘VeluThampi’ are correct?
· He
was the Dewan (Dalawa) of Travancore Empire
· He
Led a rebellion against the British forces in Travancore
· Battle
of Quilon was fought between British and VeluThampi’s men
Select the correct code.
Options:
1. Only 1
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Both 1 and 3
4. All are correct
Answer: Option 4 – All are correct
VeluThambi was the Diwan (Prime Minister) of the
Kingdom of Travancore. He rose in revolt against the British when they tried to
oust him from the post of Diwan. He was also against the heavy financial burden
imposed on the kingdom by the Subsidiary Alliance Treaty. VeluThampi was able
to garner good support from the people of the land against the British.
He took his own life in order to avoid capture by
the British in 1809.
Source: NCERT
UPSC History Question 8:
The Practise of Sati was first referred to in which
of the following inscriptions?
Options:
1. Naneghat Inscription
2. Eran Inscription
3. Mandasor Inscription
4. Junagarh Rock inscription
Answer: Option 2 – Eran Inscription
Solution: Bhanugupta’s inscription at Eran
(Airana), dated 510 AD gives the first inscriptional evidence of Sati. It
mentions that Goparaja, the general of Bhanugupta died in war and his widow
committed sati.
Source: NCERT
UPSC History Question 9:
‘Vachana literature’ was heavily influenced
by which of the following Philosophers?
Options:
1. Charvaka
2. Kanad Rishi
3. Basavanna
4. Nagsena
Answer: Option 3 – Basavanna
Source: Basavanna was a 12th-century Lingayat
philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet in the Bhakti movement and a social
reformer during the reign of the ‘Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I’ in
Karnataka, India. Basava literary works include the ‘Vachana Sahitya’ in
Kannada Language. Main aim of Vachana (poetry) movement, led by Basaveshwara
was welfare of all i.e. “Sakalajeevatmarigelesu”.
Source- PIB
UPSC History Question 10:
Which of the following statements about “Chola
Empire” of 10th and 11th century is/are
correct?
· Cholas
had the strongest Navy in the Arabian and adjoining ocean during.
· Cholas
carried out a Naval Expediation against the Sri Vijaya Empire of Vietnam
· Chola’s
sent diplomatic and commercial embassies to Japan
Select the correct code.
Options:
1. Only 1 and 2
2. Only 2 and 3
3. All are correct
4. None are correct
Answer: Option 4 – None are correct.
Solution: Cholas had the strongest Navy in the Bay
of Bengal and adjoining ocean during. Cholas carried out a Naval Expedition
against the Sri Vijaya Empire of Sumatra. Chola’s sent diplomatic and
commercial embassies to China
Source: NCERT
UPSC History Question 11:
Which of the following battles were fought by
Babur?
· Battle
of Khanwa
· Second
Battle of Panipat
· Battle
of Chanderi
· Battle
of Chausa
Select the correct code.
Options:
1. Only 1 and 3
2. Only 2 and 3
3. Only 2 and 4
4. All of them
Answer: Option 1 – Only 1 and 3.
Solution: Battle of Khanua – Babur v/s Rana Sanga
(1527).
Second Battle of Panipat – Akbar v/s Hemu (1556)
Battle of Chanderi – Babur v/s Medini Rai of
Chanderi (1528)
Battle of Chause – Humayun v/s Sher Shah Sur (1539)
UPSC History Question 12:
Match the Following historical texts with their
writers.
A
|
B
|
|
1)
|
Naturalis
Historia
|
Kalhana
|
2)
|
Geography
|
Banabhatta
|
3)
|
Harshacharita
|
Ptolemy
|
4)
|
Rajatarangini
|
Pliny
|
Options:
1. A1-B3, A2-B4, A3-B1, A4-B2
2. A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B1, A4-B2
3. A1-B3, A2-B4, A3-B2, A4-B1
4. A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1
Answer: Option 4. A1-B4, A2-B3, A3-B2, A4-B1
Solution: Pliny’s Naturalis Historia which belongs
to First century AD was written in Latin and tells us about Trade between India
and Italy.
Potlemy’s Geography Written in Greek, provide
valuable data for the study of ancient Geography and commerce
Harshacharita by Banabhatta describes early career
of Harshavardhana
Rajatarangini by Kalhana is a string of biographies
of the Kings of Kashmir
Source: NCERT
UPSC History Question 13:
Which of the following statements about Late Stone
Age is/are correct?
· The
characteristic tools of the Late Stone Age are Microliths
· The
Late Stone sites are found in good numbers in Chota Nagpur, North India and
South of river Krishna
Select the correct code.
Options:
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Niether 1 nor 2
Answer: Option 1 – Only 1.
Solution: The Late Stone Age sites are found in
good numbers in Chota Nagpur, Central India and South of River Krishna.
Source: NCERT
UPSC History Question 14:
Which among the following statements is/are true
with regards to Chalcolithic Culture.
· The
houses were normally built by Burnt Bricks
· They
used to produce Wheat and Rice crops
Select the correct code.
Options:
1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Niether 1 nor 2
Answer: Option 2 – Only 2.
Solution: The Chalcolithic people were generally
not acquainted with burnt bricks, which were seldom used. Occasionally their
houses were made of mud bricks, but mostly these were constructed with wattle
and duab, and seem to have been thatched houses.
Source: NCERT
UPSC History Question 15:
What was the system of revenue administration
introduced by Akbar called?
Options:
1. Dahsala system
2. Zabti system
3. Both A and B
4. Neither A nor B
Answer: Option 3 – Both A and B.
Solution: Akbar instituted a new system called
the dahsala. Under this system the average produce of
different crops as well as the average prices prevailing over the last 10 (dah)
years were calculated. The system was further improved and was later called as
Zabti system.
Source: NCERT
