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Indian Governance and Policy

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Indian Governance and Policy covers the implementation of government schemes, public finance, and bilateral relations. It evaluates the impact of administrative and constitutional bodies in India. This subject is a mainstay in civil services and state examination prelims.

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Indian Governance and Policy Questions

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about Shyamji Krishna Varma:

A. He founded India House as a hostel for Indian students in London. B. As his movements were closely watched by British Secret Services, he decided to shift his headquarters to Paris and left India House in charge of Bhagat Singh. C. He was the disciple of Swami Dayananda Saraswati.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only A

  2. A and B

  3. B and C

  4. A and C

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about B. R. Ambedkar:

A. Ambedkar supported Article 370 in the Constitution of India, granting a special status to the State of Jammu and Kashmir. B. In 1990, Ambedkar was posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. C. He organised the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha to promote education and socio-economic improvement, as well as the welfare of the depressed classes.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. A and B

  2. Only B

  3. B and C

  4. A and C

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about Chittaranjan Das:

A. He was the founder-leader of the Swaraj (Independence) Party. B. He successfully defended Aurobindo Ghosh on charges of involvement in the Alipore bomb case. C. When the Calcutta Municipal Corporation was formed, he supported Subhash Chandra Bose to become its first Mayor.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only A

  2. Only B

  3. A and C

  4. B and C

  5. A and B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about Dadabhai Naoroji:

A. He was the first Asian to be a member of 'House of Lords' of English Parliament. B. He was the President of the Congress in 1886 and 1906. C. His book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain. D. He is known as 'Grand Old Man of India'.

Which of the above statements are true?

  1. A, B and D

  2. A, B and C

  3. B, C and D

  4. C and D

  5. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

All the three statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about Abul Kalam Azad:

A. He became the first Minister of Defence in the Indian government. B. He became the youngest person to serve as the President of the Indian National Congress. C. In 1992, he was posthumously awarded India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.

Which of the above statements are true?

  1. A and C

  2. A and B

  3. B and C

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about Bal Gangadhar Tilak:

A. He supported the Age of Consent Bill, 1891. B. He founded the Shri Shivaji Fund Committee for celebration of Shiv Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the founder of 17th century Maratha Empire. C. He co-founded the Deccan Education Society.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. A, B and C

  2. B and C

  3. A and B

  4. A and C

  5. Only B
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements are correct.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements about C. Rajagopalachari:

A. He was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1954. B. He founded the Swatantra Party. C. He opposed the Quit India Movement.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

  1. Only C

  2. A and B

  3. A and C

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All the statements are correct. Swatantra Party was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress's increasingly socialist and statist outlook. So, statement B is correct. While advocating cooperation over Britain's war effort, he opposed the Quit India Movement. So, statement C is correct.

Multiple choice

Consider' the following statements with reference to British rule in India:

  1. In 1780, the manufacture of salt was directly taken up by the Government.
  2. In 1786, the Collector in each District of Bengal was made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it
  3. In 1790, the Decennial Settlement of land revenue was declared permanent. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct (salt monopoly). Statement 2 is correct (Collector's role). Statement 3 is incorrect because the Decennial Settlement (1790) became permanent in 1793, not 1790.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Sikandar Lodi changed his residence from Delhi to Agra.
  2. The personal retainers of the great Amirs were appointed by Sikandar Lodi himself.
  3. Sikandar Lodi abolished duties on crop of corn. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Sikandar Lodi did shift his capital to Agra. The other statements regarding the appointment of retainers and the abolition of corn duties are not standard historical facts attributed to his specific reforms.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. In 1918, Tilak and Gandhi toured villages to raise money and men for the British World War effort.
  2. By the Lucknow Pact, the Muslim leaders accepted under-representation in Muslim majority areas in return for overrepresentation in some provinces. 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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are correct. Tilak and Gandhi supported the British war effort in 1918 to gain goodwill, and the Lucknow Pact did involve a compromise on communal representation.

Multiple choice

What was whitley Commission concerned with?

  1. Labour

  2. Education

  3. Publc Health

  4. State water disputes
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Whitley Commission, also known as the Royal Commission on Labour, was established in 1929 to investigate and report on the conditions of labor in industrial undertakings in British India.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. The first meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Phillippines in the year 2004.

  2. India is not a signatory to the Biosafety protocol convention on biological diversity.

  3. The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.

  4. United States of America is a member of the Biosafety protocol/convention on biological diversity.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Biosafety protocol is an agreement designed to regulate the international trade, handling and use of any genetically engineered organism that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account the risks to human health.