UPSC IAS Exam Questions - Quiz 305

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Who of the following was not included in the first Interim National government announced in August, 1946?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Jagjivan Ram

Answer. (b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Who among the following was India’s Defence Minister when the Chinese invaded the northern part of India in 1962?

(a) Morarji Desai
(b) V.K. Krishna Menon
(c) T.T. Krishnamachari
(d) Jagjivan Ram

Answer. (b) V.K. Krishna Menon



Paloura, mentioned as a part in the early sources was located on the cost of:

(a) Kerala
(b) Vanga
(c) Kalinga
(d) Andhra

Answer. (c) Kalinga

Pratishthana, an important trading centre was on the river:

(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Godavari
(d) Narmada

Answer. (c) Godavari

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

(a) Sorabje Bengali : Business magnate
(b) Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of Bombay
(c) Dinshaw Wacha : Founder of the Swaraj Party
(d) C.R. Das : Educationist

Answer. (b) Sir George Birdwood : Sheriff of Bombay

Foreign capitalists were attracted by Indian Industry for a variety of reasons. Which one of the following reasons was not one of them?

(a) Labour was extremely cheap
(b)Raw materials were radily and cheaply available
(c) Indian capitalist class was well developed but unable to compete
(d) For many Indian products there was a ready demand the world over

Answer. (c) Indian capitalist class was well developed but unable to compete

The economic policy of the British in India was to:

(a) Industrialize India
(b) Bring India to the level of Western countries
(c) Promote the material prosperity of the Indians
(d) Convert India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism

Answer. (d) Convert India into an agrarian satellite of metropolitan capitalism

Assertion (A) : Cottage industries and handicrafts of India flourished due to the development of railways.
Reason (R) : Railways helped movement of commodities and goods.

(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

Answer. (d) A is false but R is true

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-

List – I (Buildings)
A. Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta
B. Central Secretariat, New Delhi
C. Gateway of India, Mumbai
D. Madras University Senate House, Chennai

List – II (Architects)
1. Herbert Baker
2. W. Emerson
3. R.F. Chisholm
4. George Clarke

Codes:
    A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 4 1 2

Answer. (b) 3 1 2 4

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists-

List – I (Ports)
A. Barygaza
B. Muziris
C. Sopara
D. Suvarnabhumi

List – II (Location)
1. Malabar coast
2. Present day Mumbai coast
3. The eastern coast of India
4. At the mouth of the Narmada river

Codes:
   A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 3 3
(d) 1 2 4 3

Answer. (c) 2 1 3 3