64TH B.P.S.C. (PRE) EXAM - 2018

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101. Which of the following was  not a reason for making the  sepoys of the East India  Company rebellious? 

  • A
  • The efforts of the officers of the Company to spread Christianity

  • B
  • The order to the sepoys to travel on ships

  • C
  • The stoppage of Bhatta

  • D
  • The inefficiency of the officers

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Correct Answer : D [The inefficiency of the officers]

102. About Mughal Emperor  bahadur Shah Zafar, it was  said that his empire extended  from

  • A
  • Chandni Chowk to Palam

  • B
  • Delhi to Bihar

  • C
  • Peshawar to Bihar

  • D
  • Peshawar to Varanasi

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Correct Answer : A [Chandni Chowk to Palam ]

103. Who among the following did  not rebel against the British  East India Company’s control  over them?

  • A
  • Raja of Vizianagaram

  • B
  • Nizam of Hyderabad

  • C
  • Polygar of Tamil Nadu

  • D
  • Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore

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Correct Answer : B [Nizam of Hyderabad ]

104. The Indigo Rebellion was  about 

  • A
  • the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to

  • B
  • the peasant wanting to grow indigo but being forced not to

  • C
  • the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable

  • D
  • a protest movement that carried an indigocoloured flag

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Correct Answer : C [the peasant not wanting to grow indigo but being forced to grow at a price that was unacceptable]

105. The immediate cause of the  Deccan Riots of 1875 was

  • A
  • the shadow of a famine

  • B
  • high interest rates charged by Mahajans

  • C
  • high land revenue rates

  • D
  • protest against imposition of religious reforms

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Correct Answer : B [high interest rates charged by Mahajans]

106. Rajani Palme Dutt said, “They both fought and collaborated with imperialims.” Which political grouping was he reffering to?

  • A
  • The Indian National Congress

  • B
  • The Communist Party of India

  • C
  • The Swaraj Party

  • D
  • Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

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Correct Answer : A [The Indian National Congress ]

107. Which of the following was not a ‘nationalist’ newspaper?

  • A
  • The Hindu

  • B
  • Bengalee

  • C
  • The Mahratta

  • D
  • The Times of India

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Correct Answer : D [The Times of India]

108. Identify the correct combination from the options given below for Prarthana Samaj, Young India, Lokhitvadi,  Satyashodhak Samaj, Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha:

  • A
  • Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji

  • B
  • Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji

  • C
  • Atmaram Pandurang, Jyotiba Phule, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Naoroji Furdonji

  • D
  • Naoroji Furdonji, Atamaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule

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Correct Answer : B [Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Jyotiba Phule, Naoroji Furdonji]

109. From the options given below,  find the correct combination  of the names of Editors of the  nationalist newspapers The  Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee,  Hindustani, Sudharak:

  • A
  • Surendar Nath Banerjee, G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna gokhale

  • B
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak, G. Subramania Iyer, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  • C
  • G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Ganga Prasad Varma, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Surendra Nath Banerjee

  • D
  • G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Ganga Prasad Varma,

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Correct Answer : D [G. Subramania Iyer, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Surendra Nath Banerjee, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Ganga Prasad Varma,]

110. Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as ‘Lokmanya Tilak’ when

  • A
  • he became a popular teacher

  • B
  • he started a popular newspaper

  • C
  • the government accused him in the Rand Murder Case

  • D
  • he started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals

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Correct Answer : C [the government accused him in the Rand Murder Case ]

111. How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government?

  • A
  • 21 years

  • B
  • A little more than 21 years

  • C
  • 25 years

  • D
  • A little more than 25 years

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Correct Answer : B [A little more than 21 years]

112. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the context of which Gandhian Satyagraha?

  • A
  • Swadeshi Satyagraha

  • B
  • Rowlatt Satyagraha

  • C
  • Bardoli Satyagraha

  • D
  • Individual Satyagraha

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Correct Answer : B [Rowlatt Satyagraha]

113. Where did Kunwar Singh join the Rebellion of 1857 against the British?

  • A
  • Arrah

  • B
  • Patna

  • C
  • Bettiah

  • D
  • Varanasi

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Correct Answer : A [Arrah]

114. In which territory did tribals  rebel against the British?

  • A
  • Bihar

  • B
  • Punjab

  • C
  • Sindh

  • D
  • Kathiawar

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Correct Answer : D [Kathiawar]

115. “So always with the assent and often to the dectates of the Chamber of Commerce, the Government of India is carried on, and this is the ‘White Man’s Burden’.” Who said this? 

  • A
  • Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

  • B
  • Mahatma Gandhi

  • C
  • Sachchidananda Sinha

  • D
  • Rajendra Prasad

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Correct Answer : C [Sachchidananda Sinha ]

116. Which of the following was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India? 

  • A
  • Ahmedabad

  • B
  • Bardoli

  • C
  • Champaran

  • D
  • Individual

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Correct Answer : C [Champaran ]

117. Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement urged people to avoid alcohol. This resulted in a serious loss of revenue for the government. The government of a province circulated a list of prominent individuals who drank alcohol as a device to persuade people to start drinking again. Name the province.

  • A
  • Andhra Pradesh

  • B
  • Bihar

  • C
  • Bombay

  • D
  • Gujarat

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Correct Answer : B [Bihar]

118. During Salt Satyagraha, in Bihar, in addition to making salt, the people chose to oppose the government by opposing which tax? 

  • A
  • Chowkidari

  • B
  • Haathi

  • C
  • Development

  • D
  • Malba

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Correct Answer : A [Chowkidari]

119. The elected Government of  Bihar resigned in February  1938 for which reason?

  • A
  • The participation of India in war

  • B
  • Satyagraha against the British at the call of Gandhi

  • C
  • High taxes being imposed by the British

  • D
  • For the release of political prisoners

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Correct Answer : D [For the release of political prisoners ]

120. Who was connected with the  Bihar Kisan Sabha?

  • A
  • Swami Sahajananda

  • B
  • Karyananda Sharma

  • C
  • Rahul Sankrityayan

  • D
  • Yadunandan Sharma

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Correct Answer : D [Yadunandan Sharma]
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