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UPSC 2021 (Prelims & Mains) Questions
1 .
Consider the following statements :

  1. 21st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF.
  2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
Both 1 and 2
D)
Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2 only

Note :

21st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNESCO not UNICEF. So 1 is wrong.

Member of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan , Dhirendranath Datta proposed legislation in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan to allow members to speak in Bengali and authorise its use for official purposes. So 2 is correct.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Wagora river.
B)
Sanchi Stupa lies in the gorge of Chambal river.
C)
Pandu-lena Cave Srines lie in the gorge of Narmada river.
D)
Amaravati Stupa lies in the gorge of Godavari river.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Ajanta Caves lie in the gorge of Wagora river.

Note :

Ajanta caves lie in the Basaltic gorge of Waghora river. So option A is correct.
 
Sanchi stupa is in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh, Chambal doesn’t pass through Raisen district. So option B is wrong.

Pandu – lena caves lie in Nashik district on the north face of a hill called Trirasmi, so C is incorrect. Amravati Stupa lies on the bank of Krishna river, not Godavari river.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
3 .
With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct?

  (1) The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State
  (2) The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire.
  (3) Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani.

Select the correct answer using the code given below :
A)
1 and 2
B)
2 only
C)
2 and 3
D)
3 only

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2 only

Note :

The Nizam of Arcot emerged as an independent state after the weakening of the Mughal empire in the first half of eighteenth century. It was a protectorate of the Hyderabad state, but it did not emerge out of it. So 1 is wrong.

Mysore kingdom emerged as a powerful state under the Wodeyar dynasty, which initially served as a vassal of Vijaynagar empire. So 2 is correct.

Rohilkhand state arose in the modern districts of Rampur, Bareilly etc. under the declining Mughal empire in 1721. Ahmad Shah Durrani started invading India from 1748. Hence 3 is also wrong.
 

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
B)
Members of the Interim Government in 1946
C)
Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Asembly
D)
Officers of the Indian National Army

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Officers of the Indian National Army

Note : All the three were officers in the Indian National Army, who became famous during the INA trials held in the Red Fort , Delhi in 1945.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
Annie Besant
B)
Debendranath Tagore
C)
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D)
Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Note : In 1856, the Government took charge of the Hindu Female School, later renamed as Bethune School. The Managing Committee of the school was then formed and Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the celebrated social reformer responsible for the eradication of the custom of Sati and a relentless supporter of women's emancipation was made the Secretary.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
Paragana - Sarkar - Suba
B)
Sarkar - Paragana - Suba
C)
Suba - Sarkar - Paragana
D)
Paragana - Suba - Sarkar

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Paragana - Sarkar - Suba

Note : During the medieval period a group of villages comprised a Paragana, above it was the Sarkar, and a Suba was a province above the Sarkar.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)
Jawaharlal Nehru
C)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
D)
Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Note : Gandhiji wrote the book ‘Songs from Prison’

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.
B)
The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.
C)
The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.
D)
Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.

Note :

The Quit India resolution was passed on 8th August in 1942 in Bombay Session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi.
Viceroy’s executive council was expanded in 1945 as part of Wavell plan, so option B is incorrect.
 
Congress ministries resigned in 1939 , in opposition to the British decision to unilaterally announce India’s participation in Second World War. So option C is not correct.

Cripps offer came in march 1942, which promised full dominion status for India after the Second World War. So option D is not correct.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
9 .
Consider the following statements :

  (1) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
  (2) The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
Both 1 and 2
D)
Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 2 only

Note :

The Montagu Chelmsford reforms did not grant franchise to women. So, statement 1 is not correct.

The GoI Act of 1935, provided for separate electorates for women on communal basis. However, women could contest from general seats also. So, statement 2 is correct.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies
A)
Jain monks
B)
Playwrights
C)
Temple architects
D)
Philosophers

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Playwrights

Note : Bhavabhuti was a famous Sanskrit playwright who wrote famous plays like Mahaviracharita, Malatimadhava etc. He is believed to be the court poet of King Yashovarman of Kannauj. Other two were also playwrights in the ancient period.

Year : 2021
Category : General Studies