10000 Questions for Prelims 2020 | Prelims 2020 Marathon
Dear Friends,
Let is share and post / paste here questions of various test series . If we crowd source enough, we know that questions will come from here. There was a thread of crowd sourced questions in the past, where @wunwun @burger @pizza and all had contributed and that year we had many questions come from there.
Let us start this initiative. Also please follow the convention followed last year by @neyawn Sir, let us number the questions in a serial number.
Here I am starting
#1Choose correct statements
1) M N Roy was the founder of Communism in India
2) M N Roy first mooted the idea of Constituent Assembly
3) Patel was the Chairman of Committee on negotiating with states
4) Nehru was the Chairman of Drafting Committee
Select correct
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) None of t
With reference to cultural history of India, Karuvi refers to
a. temple dance forms
b. musical instruments
c. bronze sculptures
d. burial practices
c? No idea .Guessing
Incorrect. Answer is B
Musical instruments are the tangible and material representation of music which is an auditory art. A study of these helps in tracing the evolution of music and also explains many aspects of the material culture of the group of people to which these instruments belong. For instance, the hair used for making the bow, the wood or clay used for making the drum, or the hide of animals used in the instruments, all these tell us about the flora and fauna of a particular region.
The Tamil word for instrument-Karuvi is found in Sangam literature of the 2nd to 6th century A.D., the literal meaning of which is "tool". This is extended to mean instrument in the context of music.
Which among the following sites are prominent Neolithic Settlements?
1. Attirampakkam
2. Maski
3. Gufkral
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a. 1 and 3 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
D ?
Incorrect. Answer is C
The Neolithic sites were spread over almost all the regions of Indian subcontinent. In the northwestern region Mehrgarh is a classic site in the Kachi plains of Baluchistan. The important sites in Kashmir Valley include Burzahom and Gufkral. In South India the Neolithic settlements were discovered along the rivers Bhima, Krishna, Tungabhadra and Kaveri. Some important sites are Sanganakallu, Brahmagiri, Maski, Piklihal, Hallur in Karnataka; Utnur, Nagarjunakonda, Budihal in Andhra Pradesh; and Paiyampalli in Tamil Nadu. These sites have yielded dwelling pits alongwith the evidence of cultivation of cereals and domestication of animals.
In Tamil Nadu, an important Paleolithic settlement site is Attirampakkam in Chingleput region.
With reference to the economic philosophy of Ambedkar, consider the following statements.
1. Ambedkar visualized a larger role of state and the constitutional methods to bring about inclusive
economic growth.
2. He believed that the caste system is responsible for immobility of labour and capital in
the country.
3. He believed in state ownership of agricultural land and key industries .
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
With reference to culture, Chahar Bait refers to
a. a theatre form of Himachal Pradesh.
b. a folk music form from Afghanistan
c. the style of gardens in Mughal palaces
d. a traditional animal sport of Mizoram
C ?
Incorrect. That's Chahar Bagh which are Mughal Gardens.
Correct answer is B.
Chahar (four) bait (verse), as its name suggests, is a musical composition in which verses of four lines each are sung. The popular folk music form originated in Afghanistan. Iit has deep connections with the khayal form of classical Hindustani music. Called dedh phadakka, chahar bait was popularised in India by Afghani soldiers who used it as an interlude during war. It has roots in the war poetry of Arabia, where it was read out in battlefields to motivate soldiers.
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