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The Thursday History & Culture Quiz #2

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Starting 28 th March, we have started this new initiative keeping the Prelims Examination in mind.

We will be posting a 7-10 Questions Quiz on a daily basis as per below schedule.

In addition to this we will have a daily Current Affairs Quiz after the Daily 9 PM Brief

Monday Polity Quiz– we will be publishing five to ten questions on Indian Polity
Tuesday Economy Quiz – where we will be publishing five to ten questions on Economy
Wednesday Geography & Environment Quiz – 5 -1 0 questions on Geography & Enviorment
Thursday History & Culture Quiz – 5 – 10 questions on Ancient, Medieval & Modern History, Art & Culture
Friday General Awareness Quiz – This will have about 7- 10 questions on the S & T, and other Miscellaneous Topics
Saturday CSAT Quiz – This will have at least 10 questions on CSAT for Prelims 2016

The purpose of these is to enable practise on a daily level for you to prepare for Civil Services Prelims Examination. This questions will be moderate level and it is expected of you solve these questions with decent level of preparation.

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These Questions will be posted on the Portal – https://forumias.com/portal

These initiatives is taken so that you prepare well for Prelims 2016

Since Its day 1, we are also reposting the quiz questions as a discussion thread.

Note : Answers to the quiz will be posted in the portal one day later

Q1) Which of the following are matched correctly?

 

1) Lord Dalhousie Doctrine of Lapse
2) Lord Wellesley Financial Decentralisation
3) Lord Mayo Subsidiary Alliance System
4) Lord Cornwallis Father of Indian Civil Services

 

a) I & III only

b) I & IV only

c) I , II & III only

d) I, II , III & IV only

 

 

Q.2) Consider the following pairs:
Sabha/Society                                 Founder
1. Tattvabodhini Sabha               Keshab Chandra Sen
2. Theosophical Society              Annie Besant
3. Servants of India Society       Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

 

Q.3) Consider the following statements:
1. Akali movement was to purify the religious places by removal of evil social practices.
2. Akali Movement resulted in the development of All India Sikhs Gurudwara Act.

Which of the above statements is/are Incorrect?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2

Q.4) The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by
a) Universal Law
b) Universal Truth
c) Universal Faith
d) Universal Soul

 

Q.5) With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?
a) It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the provinces.
b) It proposed the setting up of inter-provincial council under the Home Department.
c) It suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre.
d) It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits.

Q.6) Consider the following pairs:
1. Harappa                     port town for trading
2. Dholavira                  hydrocephalus treatment
3. Lothal                         polychrome pottery

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

 

Q.7) Consider the following statements:
1. The Ikshvaku ruler of Southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.
2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

 

Q.8) Consider the following folk dances and the states where they are practiced:
Folk Dance     State

1. Pullikali –  Karnataka
2. Rouff       –  Jammu and Kashmir
3. Gumura  –  Arunachal Pradesh

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.9) What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Tilak’s Home Rule League
2. Komagata maru incident
3. Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 3, 2 and 1
c) 2, 1 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 1

 

 

Comments

42 responses to “The Thursday History & Culture Quiz #2”

  1. Dj Avatar
    Dj

    B D C D A C C B D

  2. Maverick25 Avatar
    Maverick25

    1> b
    2> d
    3> a
    4> d
    5> a
    6> b
    7> a
    8> d
    9> d

  3. Jai Avatar
    Jai

    BDCBACBDD

  4. vikulroy Avatar
    vikulroy

    1-b

    2-b

    3-c

    4-d

    5-c

    6-c

    7-b

    8-

    9-d

  5. arthanariperumal Avatar
    arthanariperumal

    b b c b a b c c –

  6. Sadique Shaik Avatar
    Sadique Shaik

    1 b
    2 c
    3 b
    4 d
    5 b
    6 _
    7 b
    8 b
    9 d

  7. Gaurav Gupta Avatar
    Gaurav Gupta

    1.B

    2.D

    3.B

    4.B

    5.A

    6.A

    7.C

    8.A

    9.D

  8. Anmol Phutela Avatar
    Anmol Phutela

    1 b
    2-d
    3-b
    4-d
    6-b
    9-b

  9. Roshan RK Avatar
    Roshan RK

    1-b
    2-b
    3-b
    4-b
    5-a
    6-b
    7-b
    8-
    9-d

  10. Nitya Avatar
    Nitya

    b d b a a a b b c

  11. rah Avatar
    rah

    1b
    2b
    3b
    4d
    5a
    6()
    7 c
    8()
    9 d

  12. Navin Barnwal Avatar
    Navin Barnwal

    1b, 2c, 5a, 6b, 9d

  13. hanna Avatar
    hanna

    1b;2c;3c;4b;5a;6c;

  14. crazyfrog Avatar
    crazyfrog

    1-B

    2-D

    3-B

    4-d

    5-A

    7-B

    8-B

    9-D

  15. satyendra kumar Avatar
    satyendra kumar

    1-b, 3-b, 4-a, 5-a, 6-c, 8-b, 9-d

  16. asgvs Avatar
    asgvs

    B
    C
    C
    A
    A
    C
    B
    –
    D

  17. Chhur Bura Avatar
    Chhur Bura

    1 b
    2 b
    3 c
    4 Skip
    5 skip
    6 c
    7 skip
    8 skip
    9 d

  18. Hemant Kumar Avatar
    Hemant Kumar

    1-b, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a, 5-a, 6-c, 7-b, 8-b, 9-d

  19. Smita Desai Avatar
    Smita Desai

    1-B

    2-D

    3-B

    4-d

    5-A

    7-B

    8-B

    9-D

  20. Ajtheory Avatar
    Ajtheory

    1.b
    2.b
    3.b
    4.b
    5.a
    6.c
    7.d
    8.b
    9.b

  21. loneranger85 Avatar
    loneranger85

    1.b

    2.c

    3.a

    4.a

    5.a

    6.

    7.b

    8.

    9.b

  22. rsn.ravi Avatar
    rsn.ravi

    1. B

    2. C

    3. B

    4. B

    5. A

    6. B

    7. B

    8. B

    9. D

  23. learn Avatar
    learn

    1-b
    3-b
    9-c

  24. Mohd Haseen Avatar
    Mohd Haseen

    Quality qtns ……..thanks forumias

  25. batmanreign Avatar
    batmanreign

    1.B
    2.C
    3.C
    4.A
    5.
    6.
    7.B
    8.D
    9.D

  26. SierraS Avatar
    SierraS

    1. B
    2. B
    3. B
    4. B
    5. A
    6. C
    7.
    8. B
    9. D

  27. Nitesh Mishra Avatar
    Nitesh Mishra

    1. B
    2. D
    3. D(option not available)
    4. B
    5. A
    6. C
    7. A
    8. B
    9. B

  28. Monica Avatar
    Monica

    B c c c a ? ? B d

  29. ashishbsnl Avatar
    ashishbsnl

    1-B,2-C,3-C,4-C,5-A,7-B,8-B,9-D

  30. Asmita Avatar
    Asmita

    1.b

    2.b

    3.a

    4.d

    5.a

    6.b

    7.

    8.

    9.d

  31. NamrathaTella Avatar
    NamrathaTella

    1.b
    2.c
    3 a
    4 a
    5 —
    6 b
    7 b
    8 —
    9 d

  32. Sepoy No 1446 Avatar
    Sepoy No 1446

    4- b.

    Csat 2011 qn

  33. DrKingSchultz Avatar
    DrKingSchultz

    B
    B
    A
    B
    A
    C
    B
    B
    D

  34. resilience.. Avatar
    resilience..

    1-b
    2-a
    3-c
    4-b
    5-a
    6-b
    7-c
    8-
    9-c
    10-

  35. durgeshingle Avatar
    durgeshingle

    answer 1- a. 2-c .3-c .4-c ,5-a , 6- c , 7-b , 8-c , 9-a

  36. facebattle Avatar
    facebattle

    1. B
    2. C
    3. C
    4. B
    5. A
    6. C
    7. B
    8. B
    9. D

  37. anjali Avatar
    anjali

    1.a,2.c,3.a,4.d,5.a,6.c,7.b,8.b,9.c

  38. Atul Das Avatar
    Atul Das

    B A A B A B C B D

  39. VivekJ2 Avatar
    VivekJ2

    Need to study a lot, simple questions, but cant solve anything!

  40. VivekJ2 Avatar
    VivekJ2

    The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by

    a) Universal Law

  41. VivekJ2 Avatar
    VivekJ2

    Q1 – 1 and 4 only. Dalhousie – doctrine of lapse

    4 – Wellesly – Subsidiary alliance.

  42. nazeerbhai Avatar
    nazeerbhai

    1-b
    2 b
    3 c
    4 b
    5 a
    6 b
    7 d
    8 skip
    9 a

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