Prelims Practice Questions 01.01.2018

01. Consider the following statements.

1. The Black-headed Ibises is also known as Oriental White Ibis.
2. It is in ‘Near Threatened’ category of IUCN conservation status.
3. It’s population is currently decreasing.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1,2 and 3 only

02. Consider the following statements.

1. The Hornbill Festival is celebrated in Nagaland in the month of November.
2. The festival is named after Great Indian Hornbill.
3. Hornbill is the state bird of Nagaland.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

03. Consider the following statements.

1. Agarias are the nomadic tribe found in western India.
2. The tribe derives its name from the word Agar meaning salt farms.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

04. Consider the following statements.

1. Rajasthan is the leading state in producing salt in India.
2. Little Rann of Kutch has been designated as a wildlife sanctuary.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

05. Which of the following countries shares its border with Iran.

1. Armenia
2. Georgia
3. Azerbaijan
4. Turkemistan
5. Turkey

Select the correct answer from the following codes.

1. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
2. 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
3. 1, 2 and 5 only
4. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

06. Consider the following statements regarding Partition of Bengal (1905)

1. Moderate leaders wanted this movement to be confined to Bengal region only.
2. Swadeshi and Boycott method was used in this movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are Correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

07. Which of the following are the reasons for the fizzling out of Swadeshi movement?

1. Severe Government repression
2. Lack of effective organization
3. With arrest of all leaders movement was left leaderless
4. Split in nationalist ranks

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

08. Consider the following statements with respect to Komagata Maru incident in Indian National Movement

1. Komgata maru was the name of a warship.
2. It was travelling from Singapore to Vancouver with Indian Migrants.
3. This incident triggered Ghadar party leaders to launch attack against British.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

09. Among all the Union Territories in India, which of the following has the smallest geographical area?

1. Diu and Daman
2. Dadra Nagar and Haveli
3. Lakshadweep
4. Chandigarh

10. Consider the following statements regarding Indian Councils Act, 1892

1. For the first time members were elected indirectly into the council
2. Indians were allowed to discuss budget
3. In this Act there is no mention of word ‘election’
4. Indians were allowed to vote and amend the bills

Which of the statements given above is/are Correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3 only
2. 2 and 4 only
3. 1 and 2 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answers & Explanations

1. d

The Black-headed Ibises is also known as Oriental White Ibis. It is in ‘Near Threatened’ category of IUCN conservation status.

2. b

The Hornbill Festival is celebrated in Nagaland in the month of December. The State bird of Nagaland is Blyth’s tragopan.

3. c

The Agaria community indulged in salt production is found in Gujarat.

4. b

Gujarat is the leading state in producing salt in India.

5. b

6. c

Extremists wanted to extend the movement to rest of India and beyond the programme of just Swadeshi and Boycott to full fledged mass struggle with aim of Swaraj but Moderates were not ready for it.

7. d

8. b

Komagata maru is not a warship.

9. c

10. a

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