41. Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ?
- Charter Act of 1813
- General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
- Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Select the correct answer using the code given below
- 1 and 2 only
- 2 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
Answer : (D)
42. Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
- increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
- growth in the number of Indian owned factories
- commercialization of Indian agriculture
- rapid increase in the urban population
Answer : (C)
43. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
- Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
- Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
- Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
- Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
Answer : (D)
44. Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ?
- B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
- Jayaprakash Narayan, DeenDayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
- C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
- Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Answer : (D)
45. Consider the following events:
- The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
- India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’.
- Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
- Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
- 4 – 1 – 2 – 3
- 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
- 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
- 3 -1-2 -4
Answer : (B)
46. In the Indian context, what is the implication of ratifying the ‘Additional Protocol’ with the ‘International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’ ?
- The civilian nuclear reactors come under IAEA safeguards.
- The military nuclear installations come under the inspection of IAEA.
- The country will have the privilege to buy uranium from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
- The country automatically becomes a member of the NSG.
Answer : (a)
47. What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group’?
- It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
- It automatically becomes a member of “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)”.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
Answer : (a)
48. “Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following ?
- Amnesty International
- International Court of Justice
- The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights
- World Justice Project
Answer : (d)
49. Consider the following pairs of Regions sometimes mentioned in news vs Country :
1. Catalonia: Spain 2. Crimea: Hungary 3. Mindanao: Philippines 4. Oromia: Nigeria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?
- 1, 2 and 3
- 3 and 4 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 and 4 only
Answer : (c)
50. Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts ?
- Angola and Zambia
- Morocco and Tunisia
- Venezuela and Colombia
- Yemen and South Sudan
Answer : (d)
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