Model Test Paper for IAS Set-5

Model Test Paper for IAS-5

Choose the correct answer:

1.     The first venture of Gandhiji in all-India politics was the

        (1)  Non-Cooperation Movement

        (2)  Rowlatt Satyagraha

        (3)  Champaran Movement

        (4)  Dandi March

        Hint: Mahatma Gandhi’s first great and widespread experiment in Satyagraha in all-India politics was Rowlatt Satyagraha against the repressive laws known as Rowlatt Act passed and enforced in 1919. On April 6, 1919, India from one end to the other observed complete hartal. Gandhiji launched his first Non-Cooperation Movement against the British Rule in India in 1920. Champaran Movement was also spearheaded by Gandhiji against the forced indigo plantations in 1917 in Bihar. It was the first satyagraha launched by Gandhiji. Dandi March was undertaken on March 12, 1930 by Gandhiji with his followers to break the unjust salt law. The Great Civil Disobedience Movement against the British colonial rule began with the Dandi March in 1930.

2.     A British citizen staying in India cannot claim Right to

        (1)  Freedom of trade and profession

        (2)  Equality before law

        (3)  Protection of life and personal liberty

        (4)  Freedom of religion

3.     The first feature film (talkie) produced in India was

        (1)  Hatimtai

        (2)  Alam Ara

        (3)  Pundalik

        (4)  Raja Harishchandra

        Hint: Alam Ara was made in 1931. The first silent film made in India was Raja Harishchandra in 1913.

4.     The Chinese traveler Fahien visited India during the times of

        (1)  Chandragupta Maurya

        (2)  Chandragupta I

        (3)  Samudragupta       

        (4)  Chandragupta II

        Hint: Chandragupta II is also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Fahien visited India during 5th century. The Sanskrit poet and dramatist, Kalidas, was in the court of Chandragupta II.

5.     Which one of the following statements is not true about the Konkan Railway?

        (1)   Its total length is about 760 km

        (2)   It runs through the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Maharashtra

        (3)   It is the only rail route that runs almost parallel to Western ghats

        (4)   It runs through hilly and difficult terrain

        Hint: Konkan railway runs through the States of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.

6.     Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

                   List-I                            List-II

               (Writers)                          (Books)

        I.     Shashi Tharoor      (A) Clear Light of Day

        II.    Amitav Ghosh       (B) Circle of Reason

        III.  Anita Desai           (C) Love and Longing in Bombay

        IV.  Vikram Chandra   (D) Show Business

        Codes:

        (1)  I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C

        (2)  I-D, II-B, III-C, IV-A

        (3)  I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C

        (4)  I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-A

7.     Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?

        (1)  Satyendranath Tagore

        (2)  Surendranath Banerjee

        (3)  R.C. Dutt

        (4)  Subhash Chandra Bose

        Hint: Surendranath Banerjee founded the Indian Association in 1876. He was a brilliant writer and orator and was unjustly turned out of the Indian Civil Service. He was one of the founders of Indian National Congress in 1885 and an outstanding liberal and moderate leader of India’s national movement. He is famous for his great book ‘A Nation in Making’. Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian ICS officer. Subhash Chandra Bose, better known as Netaji, is one of the most famous sons of Mother India. He formed the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) in 1943 to fight the British with the help of Japan. Jai Hind and Dilli Chalo are his famous slogans.

8.     Whose statement is “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver”?

        (1)  Swami Dayanand  (2)  Charak

        (3)  Mahatma Gandhi   (4)  John Ruskin

9.     Name the country where people have voted against a republican form of Government

        (1)  Britain                    (2)  Australia

        (3)  Jordan                    (4)  Thailand

        Hint: Australia is not a republic. The Head of State in Australia is still formally the Queen of Britain. The Governor-General of Australia is appointed by her.

10.   Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?

        (1)  Speaker of the Lok Sabha

        (2)  Vice-President

        (3)  Chief Justice of India

        (4)  Prime Minister

11.   From which of the following Indian wildlife sanctuaries, tigers have almost vanished?

        (1)  Corbett National Park

        (2)  Kanha National Park

        (3)  Manas Tiger Sanctuary

        (4)  Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary

12.   With which fort is Madras (Chennai) associated?

        (1)  Fort St. George

        (2)  Fort William

        (3)  Fort St. David

        (4)  Fort St. John

        Hint: Fort St. George is the first British fort built by East India Company around 1653. Later on Fort William was built in Bengal near modern Kolkata.

13.   In which of the places a baby boy was born as the world’s six billionth inhabitant?

        (1)  Kosovo                  (2)  Vienna

        (3)  Tokyo                     (4)  Islamabad

        Hint: Kosovo attracted world-wide attention because of the atrocities committed on its people by the Yugoslavia / Serbia backed Serb army and militia. Thereupon NATO forces intervened and peace was restored there. It’s a part of Serbia and mainly inhabited by Muslims of ethnic Albanian origin. It’s capital is Pristina. Kosovo has declared its independence unilaterally.

14.   Which State’s Senate rejected the CTBT ratification?

        (1)  China                     (2)  Russia

        (3)  USA                       (4)  None of these

        Hint: The Senate is the upper house of American Congress (Parliament). It’s the strongest second chamber in the world. It has the sole power under the American Constitution to ratify international treaties approved and signed by the President of USA. Without the ratification of Senate, the treaty will not come into effect. CTBT stands for Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. India has refused to sign it till now and so is Pakistan.

15.   A leaf adapted to a warm, dry climate is

        (1)  Large and thin       (2)  Small and thin

        (3)  Large and thick      (4)  Small and thick

16.   On adding salt to water, the boiling point and freezing point of water will

        (1)  Increase

        (2)  Increase and decrease respectively

        (3)  Decrease

        (4)  Decrease and increase respectively

        Hint: Solid impurities result in elevation of boiling point and decrease in freezing point.

17.   When UNO was established?

        (1)  1920                       (2)  1945

        (3)  1950                       (4)  1955

        Hint: UNO was established on October 24. It’s Headquarters is in New York.

18.   Under which Article of the Constitution of India, Presidential rule can be declared and imposed in a State of India?

        (1)  Article 350             (2)  Article 351

        (3)  Article 354             (4)  Article 356

        Hint: The President of India can declare emergency in a State under Article 356 if he is satisfied that there is a breakdown of constitutional machinery in the State and it cannot be governed in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. The President imposes his rule generally on the recommendation of the Governor of the State and the Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister.

19.   Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian Armed Forces?

        (1)  The Chief of Staff of Indian Armed Forces

        (2)  The Prime Minister of India

        (3)  The Defence Minister of India

        (4)  The President of India

20.   The first Battle of Panipat was fought in

        (1)  1566 AD                (2)  1526 AD

        (3)  1546 AD                (4)  1528 AD

        Hint: The first Battle of Panipat was fought between Babar and Ibrahim Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in which Babar was victorious. Thus Babar became the ruler of Northern India and founded the famous Mughal dynasty in India. The second Battle of Panipat was fought in 1556 AD between Hemu and Akbar in which Akbar was victorious. The third Battle of Panipat was fought in 1761 AD between Ahmed Shah Abdali and his allies and Marathas and their allies in which Marathas were defeated. It was one of the bloodiest battles in India’s history.

ANSWER: Model Test Paper for IAS-5

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