FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Which one of the following is not a main opium production centre during the 19th century India?
A)
Banaras
B)
Patna
C)
Malwa
D)
Bhubaneswar
British opium centres were Patna, Banaras and Malwa (Central India); Bhubaneswar was not an opium centre.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The Blue Planet Prize is awarded to pioneers in:
A)
Environmental Science
B)
Atmospheric Science
C)
Mining Science
D)
Space Science
Blue Planet Prize, established in Japan, recognizes outstanding contributions to environmental science and conservation.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
To which Indian goes the credit of iniating the theory of Drain of Wealth?
A)
M.K. Gandhi
B)
R.C. Dutt
C)
Dadabhai Naroroji
D)
Dr. D.R. Gadgil
Mizoram history general knowledge.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Which of the following Indian States first signed the Subsidiary Alliance?
A)
The Peshwa of Maratha Confederacy
B)
Tipu Sultan
C)
The Nizam of Hyderabad
D)
None of the Above
Nizam of Hyderabad was first to accept Subsidiary Alliance in 1798.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
A humanoid robot known as Sophia was given a citizenship by:
A)
Japan
B)
USA
C)
Taiwan
D)
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to humanoid robot Sophia in October 2017, the first country to do so.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Consider the following statements with regard to Paris Agreement:
1. Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation
2. To prevent temperature rising by more than two degrees
3. It was adopted by consensus on 12 December 2016
Choose the correct answer from below:
A)
1 and 2 only
B)
2 and 3 only
C)
1,2 and 3
Paris Agreement aims to mitigate GHG emissions and keep warming well below 2°C; it was adopted on 12 December 2015, not 2016.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
In which period was the Young Bengal movement very active?
A)
1905-1918
B)
1920s- 30s
C)
1875-1890
D)
1820s-30s
Young Bengal Movement led by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio at Hindu College was active in 1820s-30s.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
What was the importance of Morley Minto Reforms of 1909?
A)
It was keeping with the demand of the Congress
B)
The Elected Element was Introduced for the first time
C)
Universal adult franchise was introduced
D)
Brought in reforms into education
Morley-Minto Reforms 1909 introduced elected element and separate electorates for first time.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Who was the Mughal Emperor during the revolt of 1857?
A)
Bahadur Shah Zafar
B)
Shah Alam
C)
Mohammad Shah
D)
Shah Jahan
Bahadur Shah Zafar II, last Mughal, was proclaimed emperor by rebels during 1857 revolt.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Rowlatt Act which authorised the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a Court of Law was passed during the tenure of ….
A)
Lord Reading
B)
Lord Chelmsford
C)
Lord Irwin
D)
Lord Hardinge
Rowlatt Act (Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act) passed in March 1919 during Viceroy Lord Chelmsford tenure.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Which of the following Indian states was not annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
A)
Sambhalpur
B)
Nagpur
C)
Berar
D)
Bikaner
Sambhalpur and Nagpur were annexed under Doctrine of Lapse; Berar annexed for Nizam's debt and Bikaner never annexed, so Bikaner clearly not under lapse.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Who is known as the Sachin Tendulkar of Indian women’s cricket?
A)
Mithali Raj
B)
Sushma Verma
C)
Smriti Mandhana
D)
Niranjana Nagarajan
Mithali Raj is widely described as the Sachin Tendulkar of women’s cricket.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Supreme Court declared …….. as a Fundamental Right?
A)
Right to Employment
B)
Right to Privacy
C)
Right to Pay
D)
All the above
The Supreme Court recognized privacy as a Fundamental Right in 2017.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Which one of the following is not true of Mir Kasim?
A)
He was the successor of Siraj-ud-daula
B)
He transferred his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyrs
C)
He signed treaty with Company in 1760
D)
The Battle of Buxar broke out during his regime
Mir Kasim succeeded Mir Jafar, not Siraj-ud-daula directly, so that statement is false.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The Ryotwari settlement implemented in most of the southern India was made with the:
A)
Zamindars
B)
Muqaddams
C)
Village communities
D)
Cultivators
Ryotwari settlement was direct settlement between British and cultivators/ryots, introduced by Read and Munro in Madras and Bombay.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The first official census took place in
A)
1871
B)
1881
C)
1891
D)
1892
First non-synchronous census 1871-72 under Lord Mayo; first complete synchronous regular census 1881 under Lord Ripon, accepted as first official census.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The INC proclaimed Purna Swaraj or complete indepedence as its objective in the year
A)
1892
B)
1905
C)
1906
D)
1929
At Lahore Session December 1929 under Nehru, Congress adopted Purna Swaraj as goal.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The measurement of the speed at which data are transmitted between two computers is called:
A)
Byte
B)
Baud Rate
C)
Bandwidth
D)
Batch Process
Baud rate measures signalling changes per second; this is the intended answer.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The first session of All India Hindu Mahasabha was held at….
A)
Varanasi
B)
Lucknow
C)
Kurukshetra
D)
Haridwar
All India Hindu Mahasabha preparatory and first conference was organised at Haridwar during Kumbh Mela in April 1915.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The English Company established the first Company factory in the southern part of the Indian subcontinent in …?
A)
Madras
B)
Masultipattam
C)
Coimbatore
D)
Pondicherry
The English opened first factory in South India at Masulipatnam (Masultipattam) in 1611, before Madras replaced it in 1640.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Which Indian City is the first city in India declared as World Heritage City?
A)
Ahmedabad
B)
Delhi
C)
Kolkata
D)
Chennai
Ahmedabad was India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The Royal Indian Naval Mutiny of 1946 started from
A)
Calcutta
B)
Bombay
C)
Madras
D)
Goa
RIN mutiny began on HMIS Talwar at Bombay harbour in February 1946.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
What is India’s rank in 2018 Sustainable Development Goal Index?
A)
112
B)
16
C)
50
D)
100
India ranked 112th in the 2018 SDG Index.
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Deoband School
(c) Ram Krishna Mission
(d) Wahabi Movement
List-II
(I) Swami Vivekanand
(II) Shah Walliullah
(III) Swami Dayanand
(IV) Muhammad Qasim Wanotavi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi
A)
(a)-(III), (b)-(IV), (c)-(I), (d)-(II)
B)
(a)-(I), (b)-(II), (c)-(III), (d)-(IV)
C)
(a)-(III), (b)-(I), (c)-(IV), (d)-(II)
D)
(a)-(I), (b)-(III), (c)-(IV), (d)-(II)
Arya Samaj-Dayand (III), Deoband-Qasim Wanotavi/Gangohi (IV), Ramakrishna Mission-Vivekanand (I), Wahabi-Shah Waliullah (II).
FCS&CA • 2019 • General Studies Paper-I
The Deccan Peasant Uprising was directed against
A)
The common wealth
B)
The Marwari Moneylenders
C)
The Zamindars
D)
East India company
Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted moneylenders, mainly Marwari and Gujarati sahukars, over agrarian distress.
