IAS Examination General Studies Solved 2005 Paper

1. Who among the following repealed the vernacular press Act?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
Ans: – (b)

2. Consider the following statements:-
1. Ishwar Chandra VidyaSagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging eduction for women.
2.Bakim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first Graduate of the Calcutta University
3.Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban sati by the then Governor General.
Which of he Statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: – (b)

3. Which party was founded by S.C.Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
(a) India Freedom Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Revolutionary Front
(d) Forward Block
Ans: – (d)

4. Consider the following Statements:-
The Government of India Act, 1935 Provided for
1. The provincial autonomy
2. The establishment of Federal Court
3. All India Federation at the center
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: – (d)

5. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th century?
(a) Battle of WandiWish-Battle of Buxar-Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash – battle of Plassey-Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar – Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey
Ans: – (b)

6. What was Komagata Maru?
(a) A political party based in Taiwan
(b) Peasent Communist leader of China
(c) A naval Ship on Voyage to Canada
(d) Chinese village where Mao Tse Tung began his long march
Ans: – (c)

7. Consider the following statements:-
On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement Mahatma Gandhi
1) Asked the Government Servants to resign
2) Asked to Soldiers to leave their posts
3) Asked the princes of princely states to accept the Sovereignty of their own
people.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: – (c)

8. In which one of the following provinces was a congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madras
(c) Orissa
(d) Punjab
Ans: – (d)

9. Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi session of congress in 1931?
(a) Dr.B.R.Ambekder
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: – (b)

10. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Movement/Satyagraha Person actively associated with
1. Champaran Rajendra prasad
2. Ahmedabad mill workers Morarji Desai
3. Kheda Vallabhbhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the code given below:-
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: – (c)

11. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857?
(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdispur
(d) Lucknow
Ans: – (b)

12. Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P.Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
(a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
(b) Gauri Shankar Misra
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans: – (c)

13. In October 1920,who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India?
(a) H.K.Sarkar
(b) P.C.Joshi
(c) M.C.Chagla
(d) M.N.Roy
Ans: (d)

14. At which congress session was the working committee authorized to launch a Programme of civil disobedience?
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Lucknow
(d) Tripuri
Ans: – (b)

15. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries who became active during the outbreak of the World War I based?
(a) Central America
(b) North America
(c) West America
(d) South America
Ans: – (c)