Q1. Which of the following statements is true about Annie Besant ? (i) She was the President of Indian National Congress (ii) She was the founder of the Asiatic Society (iii) She was the founder of the Theosophical Society (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (i) only (d) (i), (ii) and (iii) …
Q1. Which of the following States has ‘Urdu’ as its official language ? (a) Bihar (b) Jammu & Kashmir (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan (UPSC Prelims 1986) Answer: (b) Jammu & Kashmir Explanation: Urdu is one of the official languages of Jammu & Kashmir, used in administration and education. Other states may have Urdu as …
Q1. Lord Wellesley greatly extended the British dominion in India through (a) Doctrine of Lapse (b) Subsidiary Alliance (c) Partitioning of Indian States (d) Annexing the princely States (UPSC Prelims 1985) Answer: (b) Subsidiary Alliance Explanation: Lord Wellesley used the Subsidiary Alliance system to bring Indian princely states under British control. States had to accept …
Q1. Mandamus means (a) A writ issued by a superior court command that a specified thing be done. (b) A legal term for a prisoner’s right to appear in person and be tried in court. (c) A written public declaration of the intentions, opinions or motives of a sovereign or of a leader, party or …
Q1. Shivaji was coronated at (a) Raigarh (b) Aurangabad (c) Peshawar (d) Bundela (UPSC Prelims 1985) Answer: (a) Raigarh Explanation: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was coronated in 1674 at Raigarh Fort, marking the formal establishment of the Maratha Empire. The event symbolized his sovereignty and resistance against Mughal rule.
29. A parallel plate capacitor of capacitance \( 40\,\mu\text{F} \) is connected to a \( 100\,\text{V} \) power supply. Now the intermediate space between the plates is completely filled with a dielectric material of dielectric constant \( K = 2 \). Due to the introduction of the dielectric material, the extra charge and the change …
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Q1. The National Anthem was written by (a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji (c) Mohammed Iqbal (d) None of the above (UPSC Prelims 1985) Answer: (a) Rabindranath Tagore Explanation: Rabindranath Tagore composed the National Anthem of India, “Jana Gana Mana.” It was first sung in 1911 and officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly in …
Q1. The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains (a) States and Union Territories (b) Salaries of the President, Governors of States, Judges of Supreme Court, etc. (c) Union List, State List and Concurrent List (d) Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha (UPSC Prelims 1985) Answer: (c) Union List, State List and Concurrent List …
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Q1. The Soviet Socialist Revolution on October is celebrated every year on November 7 because (a) Lenin’s birthday falls on this date (b) Russia’s victory over Germany coincides with this date (c) The Provisional Government formed after the collapse of Czarist Government was overthrown on this day in 1917 (d) None of the above (UPSC …