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Exam Year: 1999

  • Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses. Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on march and replacements were necessary in times of war.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

  • Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

  • Assertion (A): Devaluation of a currency may promote export. Reason (R): Price of the country’s products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.

    (a)

    Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true, but R is false

    (d)

    A is false, but R is true

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Since 1980, the share of the tertiary sector in the total GDP of India has

    (a)

    shown an increasing trend

    (b)

    shown a decreasing trend

    (c)

    remained constant

    (d)

    been fluctuating

    Correct Answer:

  • The term “imperial preference” was applied to the

    (a)

    special privileges on British imports in India

    (b)

    racial discrimination by the Britishers

    (c)

    subordination of Indian interest to that of the British

    (d)

    preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Consider the following events : I. Indigo Revolt II. Santhal Rebellion III. Deccan Riot IV. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is :

    (a)

    IV, II, I, III

    (b)

    IV, II, III, I

    (c)

    II, IV, III, I

    (d)

    II, IV, I, III

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed. Contentious Issues 1. Disengagement of troops 2. Settlement of boundary dispute 3. Sharing river water Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes give below :

    (a)

    A-2, B-1, C-3

    (b)

    A-2, B-3, C-1

    (c)

    A-1, B-3, C-2

    (d)

    A-3, B-2, C-1

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service ?

    (a)

    Satyendranath Tagore

    (b)

    Surendranath Banerji

    (c)

    R. C. Dutt

    (d)

    Subhash Chandra Bose

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan ?

    (a)

    Mahatma Gandhi

    (b)

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    (c)

    Sardar Patel

    (d)

    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • In the rough outline map of a part of Jammu and Kashmir shown in the figure, places marked A, B, C and D represent respectively

    (a)

    Anantnag, Baramula, Srinagar and Kargil

    (b)

    Baramula, Srinagar, Kargil and Anantnag

    (c)

    Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil

    (d)

    Srinagar, Baramula, Kargil and Anantnag

    Correct Answer: