Test Preparation on IAS Prelims Sample Paper -5

Which of the following statements is/are correct?Ilbert Bill was introduced to11. iensure common system ofj udiciaiy for bothIndian and European convicts2. n abolish jury system applicable for Europeanunder trialSelect the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

11 only
22 only
3Both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation: Statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is wrong.

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagrah, which ofjdie following statements is/are correct?1. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried toutilize certain Pamlslamic groups.Amie Besant strongly opposed the RowlattAct.The impact of this movement was more inrural areas.Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

11 only
21 and 2 only
32 and 3 only
41,2 and 3

Explanation: Statement 1 is correct while statements 2 and 3 are wrong. In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji, tried to utilize three types of political networks-the Home ' -.-aae:;. certain Pan-Islamic groups and Satyagraha Sabha. Younger, radical members of the two Hcnpt ^ i-v'. were in need of a leader, as Besanl had suddenly turned into moderate.

Which of the following statements is not correctabout the Government of India Act, 1919?

1The majority of the Provincial LegislativeCouncil members were to be appointed byth government.
2The system of Dyarchy was introduced in6.2.3.the provinces.
3Establishment of Bicameral legislature at. the center.
4The Act provided for the establishment of aPublic Service Commission in India for thefirst time.

Explanation: Statement (a) is not correct. The Provincial Legislative Councils were enlarged and the majority of their members were

Consider the following statements regardingCongress-Khilafat Swaraj Party:1. After the Gaya session, C.R. Das and MotUalP Congress-Khilafat Swaraj2. *or the establishment of this party, MotilalNehru and C.R. Das were expelled from theCongress.3. It participated in the Council elections.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11 and 2 only
22 only
31 and 3 only
41,2 and 3 .

Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct while statement 2 is not correct. After the Gaya session^ Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party in 1923. The new party was to function as a group within the Congress. It accepted the Congress programme except in one respect- it would take part in Council elections

Consider the following statements:1. The first woman President of the IndianNational Congress was Annie Besant.William Wedderburn was the fir t Europeanto be elected as President of Ind an NationalCongress.Faizpur Session was the first CongressSession in a rural area.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11 only
21 and 3 only
32 and 3 only
41,2 and 3

Which of the following statements is/are notcorrect about Quit India Movement?1. The Quit India Movement is also known asAugust Movement.The Congress was declared as unlawfulassociation.Communists were supporting the Britishwhile the Muslim League gave their supportto the Movement.Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

12 only
23 only
32 and 3 only
41 and 3 only

With reference to Indian general elections of1920,I consider the following statements:1 1. It was the first election in the country'smodem history.2. n ijlahatma Gandhi had asked to boycott thiselection.[3. Elections were held to elect members to theImperial Legislative Council.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11 only
21 and 2 only
32 and 3 oiily
41,2 and 3

Which of the following events happened earliest?

1The Vaikom SatyagrahaI I
2The Simon Commission came to India
3The British Government sent CabinetMission to India
4Subhash Chandra Bose re-elected as theCongress President.

Which of the following was/were the result(s) ofthe Swadeshi Movement?1. The Congress Split2. A flowering of nationalist poetry, prose andjournalism3. Establishment of the Hindustan RepublicanAssociationSelect the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

12 only
22 and 3 only
31 and 2 only
41,2 and 3

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What was/were the reason(s) for Mahatman Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of themill workers of Ahmedabad?1. Mill owners of Ahmedabad decided to endPlague bonus.2. Mill workers wanted to retain this bonusbecause according to them due to World War-I, inflation was high.Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

11 only
22 only
3Both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation: Both statements are correct. When the employers announced their intent to discontinue the 'plague bonuses' as the plague epidemic subsided in Januaiy 1918, workers demanded "deamess" (cost of living) allowances of 50 percent of their wages on the July salaries in order to sustain their livelihood during the times of wartime inflation (which doubled the prices of food-grains, cloth, and other necessities) caused by Britain's involvement in World


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Which of the following statements is/are correct?Ilbert Bill was introduced to11. iensure common system ofj udiciaiy for bothIndian and European convicts2. n abolish jury system applicable for Europeanunder trialSelect the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

Which of the following statements is not correctabout the Government of India Act, 1919?

Which of the following events happened earliest?

Which of the following was/were the result(s) ofthe Swadeshi Movement?1. The Congress Split2. A flowering of nationalist poetry, prose andjournalism3. Establishment of the Hindustan RepublicanAssociationSelect the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

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