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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 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

Consider the following statements:

  1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy opposed the Permanent Settlement in Bengal.
  2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy advocated the substitution of Persian for English as the official language of the courts of law. 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
A Correct answer
Explanation

Raja Ram Mohan Roy criticized the Permanent Settlement for its negative impact on the peasantry. However, he advocated for English education and the use of English in courts, not Persian.

Multiple choice

Assertion A: At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason R: The country was parcelled out as 'Iqtas' among leading military leaders.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Iqta is that part of the land which is granted by the sultan to its military chiefs for maintenance of troopers. The land was taken back when the Iqtadars were not in a position to maintain the army.

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

Consider the following statements: Keshab Chandra Sen encouraged

  1. remarriage of widows.
  2. inter-caste marriage.
  3. abolition of Purdah system.
  4. higher university education for women. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only

  2. 2,3 and 4 only

  3. 1 and 4 only

  4. 1,2,3 and 4

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Keshab Chandra Sen was a prominent social reformer who advocated for widow remarriage and inter-caste marriage. While he was a reformer, he did not specifically champion the other two points as primary pillars of his movement in the same way.

Multiple choice

With reference to the first Interim National Government, consider the following statements:

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was designated as the Vice-President of Viceroy's Executive Council.
  2. Syed Ali Zaheer and Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan joined the Viceroy's Executive Council later as the representatives of the Muslim League. 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
D Correct answer
Explanation

In the first Interim National Government, Jawaharlal Nehru was the Vice-President of the Viceroy's Executive Council, not Rajendra Prasad. The Muslim League joined the government in October 1946, but the specific individuals mentioned in the statement are not the correct representatives who joined at that time.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. Tej Bahadur Sapru participated in drafting the Nehru Report.
  2. The Nehru Report accepted the principle of separate communal electorates.
  3. The Nehru Report defined the Dominion status as the form of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

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

Tej Bahadur Sapru was indeed a key member of the Nehru Committee. The Nehru Report explicitly rejected separate communal electorates in favor of joint electorates with reserved seats. It also advocated for Dominion status, which was the primary goal of the report.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements :

  1. The first Session of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha was held under the Presidentship of the Maharaja of Kasim Bazar.
  2. The Jabalpur Session of Hindu Mahasabha in 1928 adopted resolutions calling for conversion of non-Hindus into Hinduism. 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

The first session of the All-India Hindu Mahasabha was held in 1915 at Haridwar under the presidency of the Maharaja of Kasim Bazar. The 1928 Jabalpur session did indeed pass resolutions regarding the reconversion of people to Hinduism, known as Shuddhi.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. A group of Indians headed by M.N. Roy met at Tashkent in October 1920 and set up the Communist Party of India.
  2. An All-India organization under the name of the Communist Party of India was founded at Calcutta in December 1925. 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
A Correct answer
Explanation

M.N. Roy and his associates founded the Communist Party of India in Tashkent in 1920. The organization founded in Calcutta in 1925 was a separate formalization of the party within India.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Bardoli Resolution of 1922 asked the peasants not to pay taxes, and the tenants not to pay rents.
  2. The Akali movement for wresting the control of Gurudwaras from the corrupt Mahants was a part of the general movement of Non-cooperation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 an 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Bardoli Resolution of 1922 was actually a decision by the Congress Working Committee to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement following the Chauri Chaura incident, not a call for tax/rent non-payment. The Akali movement was a separate struggle for Gurudwara reform and was not officially part of the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Multiple choice

Consider the following statements in respect of the Indo-China conflict of 1962:

  1. In November 1962, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru solicited military aid from President Kennedy.
  2. The United States of America sent ten C-130 transport planes and two squadrons of B-47 Bombers to help against China.
  3. When General Thapar submitted his resignation in November 1962, the newly appointed Defence Minister proposed General J. N. Chaudhury as the new Chief of Army. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1,2 and 3

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 1 only

  4. 3 only
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Only statement 1 is correct. In November 1962, after the Chinese aggression, Nehru did solicit military assistance from President Kennedy. Statements 2 and 3 are incorrect. While the US did send some equipment, there's no record of ten C-130s and two B-47 bomber squadrons being sent. General J.N. Chaudhury was appointed Army Chief in 1962 after General Thapar's resignation, but he was already in service, not a 'newly appointed Defence Minister' - this is factually garbled.