Previous Year Questions

Author:Quasif Ansari
UPSC CDS
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Which one of the following combinations of year and event concerning the French Revolution is correctly matched?

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The idea of ‘Farr-i Izadi’, on which the Mughal kingship was based, was first developed by which one of the following Sufi saints?

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Name the platform used for ritual purposes by the kings of the Vijayanaggira Empire.

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Which one of the following statements about Gupta coins is not correct?

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In the Gandhara School of Art, initially, blueschist and green phyllite were used. When did stucco completely replace stone as the main material used by Gandhara School sculptors? 

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After the first world war, the Triveni Sangh was formed by

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The following item consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below :

Statement I

The United Provinces during Non-Cooperation became one of the strongest bases of the Congress.

Statement II :
The literary outcrop of Non-Cooperation in Bengal was quite meagre compared to the days of the Swadeshi agitation.

 

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The following item consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below :

Statement I

The Oudh Kisan Sabha established in 1920 failed to bring under its wing any Kisan Sabhas.

Statement II 

The Oudh Kisan Sabha asked the Kisans to refuse to till bedakhli land, not to offer hari and begar.

 

 

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The following item consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below :

Statement I

Non-cooperation began in Punjab with the student movement inspired by Lala Lajpat Rai in January 1921.

Statement II 

The Sikh dominated central Punjab countryside was stirred by the powerful Akali upsurge.

 

 

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Which one of the following was not a demand made by the Congress Moderates?

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The following item consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below :

Statement I

The Greek travellers were most impressed by the fertility of India's soil and the energy and ability of her cultivators.

Statement II 

Ancient India knew the use of manure.

 

 

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Who were Alvars?

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Which one among the following was India’s first trade union in the proper sense of the term?

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Who among the following created the first all India Trade Union Congress in 1920?

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With whom did Subhas Chandra Bose form an alliance to destroy the Holwell Monument in Calcutta during 1939-40?

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In which one of the following places was the Ahmadiyya Movement started by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad?

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Who among the following was the first to arrive in Africa as traders that eventually led to European colonization of Africa?

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The 'Tattvabodhini Sabha' was established by__________.

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From which one of the following factory sites were limestone and chert blades mass produced and sent to various Harappan settlements in Sindh?

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Consider the following statements about Stone Age in India :

1. Different periods are identified on the basis of the type and technology of stone tools.

2. There are no regional variations in the type and technology of tools in different periods.

3. Stone Age cultures of different periods evolved uniformly in a neat unilinear fashion all over the subcontinent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?