10/20/2014 Mrunal CSAT 2014 Answerkey: History & Culture with explanations

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[Answerkey] CSAT-2014: History & Culture Questions with

explanations & future strategy for CSAT-2015
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1. Vs. CSAT-2013
2. Vs other exams (CDS, CAPF)
1. Difficulty Level
2. Ridiculously Difficult
3. How to prepare Culture for CSAT-2015?
4. How to prepare History for CSAT-2015
5. [Act 1] Religion and Philosophy (3MCQ)
1. Buddh & Avanti
2. Bijak & Pushtimarg
3. 6 Schools of Indian Philosophy
6. [Act 2] Architecture (3MCQ)
1. Ibadat Khana
2. Panchayatan
3. Buddhist monastery: Tabo, Alchi, Lhakhang
4. Sculpture vs Site
7. [Act 3] Music, Dance, Art forms (4MCQ)
1. Sattriya Dance
2. Manganiyars musician
3. Garba, Mohini & Yaksha
4. Kalaripayattu
8. [Act 4] National Symbols/ Post independence (3MCQ)
1. Satymeva Mudaka
2. Chaitra month in Gregorian Calendar
3. Classical language
9. [Act 5] Misc: Mahattara | Pattakila
10. [Act 6] Freedom Struggle (5MCQs)

Vs. CSAT-2013

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CSAT-2013, History CSAT-2014

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History culture occupied 15 questions 20

Freedom struggle portion: 5 questions, all easy from
same
routine books
15 Culture MCQ. Although 9 of them
Culture portion 8 MCQs: moderate to difficult level
directly from routine books / sources.
Harappa/Indus valley asked nope
Tough Question about Foreign traveler and same
Did not ask
genre repeated in subsequent CDS-CAPF exams
Question on Bhakti Saints Dadu Dayal, Guru Nanak,
Dadu Dayal asked again.
Tyagaraj
Sankhya school, tough question Easy question on philosophical schools
Rock cut caves Cave Sculptures

Every subject that rises to the top and then falls down.
Once upon a time Geography used to occupy 20-25 questions, now back to 10
questions.
Same way traditional history (kingdoms and wars) used to occupy 20+ question, now
not even a single question.
Right now Culture is reaching the peak but perhaps after 2-3 years, itll also begin to
decline (which will be good to reap the demographic dividend, by the way!)

Vs other exams (CDS, CAPF)

Some convergence, some divergence
CAPF, CDS (2014) CSAT-2014
Akbars Ibadat
CAPF: Building not associated with ShahJahan
Khana
Who were
CAPF: Who were Ahadis? Mahattara and
Pattakila?
Which place
(Mahajanpada)
CDS: correct statement about Mahajanpada.
Buddh did not
visit?
Monetary vs
CDS: Match the temples with towns place; sculpture vs
place
CDS: Freedom struggle rather too easy- most can be solved from Spectrum,
same
TMH, Tamilnadu textbooks
CAPF-2014: Freedom struggle rather tough questions. e.g. Who translated
Freedom struggle
Nil-Darpan to English; Name of regiment whose soldiers who participated in
very easy.
1857 mutiny and were cremated recently?
Harappa asked nope
Buddhism-Jainism asked Only Buddhism

Difficulty Level

Debatable, depends on preparation level. Nonetheless, I classify them to prove two points

1. You dont have to tick 100/100 because no one can.

2. Good number of questions from regular books / websites and theyre easy in nature.
Therefore, coaching not essential for success.

Easy Questions: Given verbatim given in routine books

Easy: Can be solved with combo of New NCERT + NIOS

Bijak &
Difficult:When mind develops the doubt: what if Dadu Dayal also wrote
Pushtimarg
Bijak?

6 schools of
List Available in NIOS, Lucent, TMH.
philosophy
Ibadat
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Khana available in NIOS, Lucent

Garba, Lucent, TMH, ccrtiindiia.

Mohini, Mohini and Yaksha- routinely appear in theHindu, and have been asked in
Yaksha both prelim and mains. Therefore, one is supposed to memorize it.

Kalaripayattu Given in NIOS. Routinely appears in theHindu lifestyle.

Satyamev
Verbatim answer in India Yearbook ch.2 National emblems
Jayte
Same as above. Although some players may have downplayed this chapter
Chaitya
because UPSCs earlier trend of moving away from GK facts. aka Double Bluff
month
backbreaking move TM.
Classical List appeared TheHindu and PIB of Feb 2014 when Odiya was added. Therefore,
language had to be memorized like Gods own words.
Freedom
All five questions available in Spectrum, TMH, Bipan Chandra, TN state books.
struggle
Medium level difficulty
Panchayatan Available CCRTIndia website, but difficult to recall during exam
Sattariya dancers Given on ccrtindia but there are 50 dozens terms like this.

Ridiculously Difficult

When answer not available directly in the routine books and/or nearly impossible to recall in
exam.

Even after smart elimination, youre left with two options and
1. Buddh &
everything boils down to just one fact- whether Buddh visited Avanti or
Avanti
not?

2. Tabo, Alchi,
Who has time to memorize so much data? Better invest energy in
Lhakhang
preparation of maths, reasoning and comprehension for CSAT- Paper2.
monastery

3. Sculpture vs Hard to dig whether Vishnu saving Goddess earth is given on Mt.Abu or
Site not?

4. Manganiyar Random article on Indian express. And even if this was given in books.
musician

?

5. Mahattara,
Had to dig through random google books.
Pattakila

How to prepare Culture for CSAT-2015?

First we have to objectively check which sources were useful?

Source NCERT NIOS SpectrumCulture IYB TMH Lucent ccrtindia fellfromSky?

Buddh & Avanti
Bijak 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 no
6 Philosophy
1 1 no
schools
Ibadat Khana 1 1 1 no
Panchayatan 1 no
Buddhist
monasteries
Sculpture vs site
Sattariya 1 no

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Mangniyar
Garba & other
1 1 1 no
dances
Kalaripayattu 1 1 no
Satyameva Mudak 1 1 no
Shaka Calendar 1 1 no
Classical lang.
Pattakila
Total utility 1.5 3.5 0.5 2 5 1.5 4 9/15

Disclaimers:

0.5 means =half of the answer available. (i.e. two statement true/false type question).
Last column: fell from sky- Ans. No means the given question was available in atleast
ONE standard reference book / source. Total 9 out of 15 =60% culture questions came
from standard sources.
It could be higher than 60%, e.g. lucent /TMH/Spectrum may have Sattariya or
Mangniyar somewhere but because of time constrain I have not been able to wade
through all pages.

So, how to approach Culture?

1. (MUST) Tamilnadu Class11 (Ancient-Medieval) + New NCERT History (Class7 to 12) +

New NCERT Sociology (Class 11, 12)
a. all of them available at Mrunal.org/download
b. Although not much came from TN/NCERT this time.
c. But one exam insufficient to through them away. Theyve proved their worthiness
in CDS and CAPF 2014.
d. those who have old ncert well, and good but those who dont have- there is no
need to lose sleep, Tamilnadu works just fine.
2. (MUST) Base material = NIOS Culture material + CCRTindia
a. You dont have to manually wade through all webpages of CCRTindia, because in
earlier [Write2win] competition, Sandeep Yadav had compiled the note from that
site, including photos. Click me. (although his note is bit old, some new pages
have been added by that website, so you might have to manually make visit add
few new topics accordingly).
3. (MUST) India yearbook Ch1, 2 and 3. [for geography, culture, polity respectively].
4. (MUST) TheHindu. Classical language, dance- all routinely appeared in 2014s
newspapers.
5. (if time permits) General Studies manual.
a. As such maximum no. of questions from it but if you look at the table again- it
has lot of overlapping with NIOS. Compared to NIOS, the GS manual is too bulky,
contains lot of unnecessary factoids. So beyond a point, bad cost:benefit.
b. But practice the mock questions given at the end of each section in GS manual.
c. Ive used Tata McGraw-Hill (TMH) general studies manual 2014 as reference
because they gave me free review copy.
d. But any manual works just fine- Arihant, Spectrum, Pearson. Even old/second
hand used copy works fine. Because static content remains one and same,
irrespective of edition.
6. Beyond this, Cost:benefit wise, youll gain more from pumping that more hours in
learning maths, reasoning and comprehension for CSAT Paper II. so dont waste
remaining jawaani in preparing culture only.
7. You may skip Spectrum Facets of Indian culture. Because content wise, did not help
much in the Mains-2013 or in prelims (CSAT-2014). It has cumbersome typesetting, no
photos. Therefore, hard to memorize. Situation similar to Congress seats under Modi
wave.
8. Related: How to approach Culture for Mains-2014: Click me

How to prepare History for CSAT-2015

freedom TN Spectrum TMH LucentGK Bipan Chandra fellfromsky?

Bengal partition 1 1 no
1 1 1 1 no
Congress session 1929

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Gadar 1 1 1 1 no
Victoras proclamation 1 1 1 no
Redcliff 1 1 1 no
Total utility 3 5 5 2 1 5/5

Disclaimers same as previous table.

TN= Tamilnadu class 12 History textbook.
(new) NCERTs are good read but Ive not used them in above comparison table because
they dont cover enough factoids, policies of past governor generals, their policies etc. So,
youll have to augment It with some other book anyways. therefore TN class12 is better
as the base textbook.

Anyways how to approach History for CSAT-2015?

(MUST) Tamilnadu Class12 [or OLD NCERT] as a starting textbook.

(Good) Spectrums Brief History of Modern India, By Rajiv Ahir. (Available in both English
| Hindi medium)
Although TMH General studies Manual and Spectrum both have same number of
questions but spectrum far thinner and easier to revise. and has proved worthy
even in Mains-2013
Bipan Chandra has its utility in the mains, essay. It should be read depending on
the time factor. As far as only prelim preparation is concerned, youre better off
with Spectrum because its far more revision friendly than Bipan etc.

What about Ancient and Medieval?

In the 90s exams, it used to be Vedic age, Ancient kingdoms, Medieval kingdoms and
freedom struggle.
And now its just Freedom struggle and Culture. Whatever they ask from ancient-
medieval, its mainly focused on culture part. so for Ancient-medieval, refer to Culture
studyplan given above.
Besides, in Tamilandu Class 11 already covers the kingdom angle e.g. kings vs religion
patronized, king vs monument, king vs policies and so on.
Related: How to approach History for Mains-2014: Click me

anyways, enough analysis, lets begin solving the paper:

[Act 1] Religion and Philosophy (3MCQ)

Buddh & Avanti

1. Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?

1. Avanti
2. Gandhara
3. Kosala
4. Magadha

Select the correct nswer using the code given below.

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 3 and 4

To get a better mental picture, first lets find modern day equivalent of those places

Lucent GK Section Indian History page 15, table 3.1

1.Avanti Malwa
2.Gandhara Western part of Pakistan and Afghanistan
3.Kosala Districts of Faizabad, Gonda, Bahraich in UP
4.Magadha Patna, Gaya, Nalanda in Bihar area.

Viewpoint #1: Avanti is right

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We can eliminate choices involving number 2 (Gadhara) because Buddh never travelled to
Pakistan.

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 3 and 4

So we are left with C or D.

Alternatively, As per Britannica

Buddh born in Lumbini, in Kosala kingdom.=> 3 must be included.

Buddh died in Kusinara, in Magadha kingdom=> 4 must be included.
if you eliminate answer choices that donot have 3 and 4 together => still we are left
with C or D.
Therefore, final answer depends on whether Buddh went to Avanti or not.

Following two sources, suggest that Buddh himself never visited Avanti

Source what does it say?

Region in Indian Once Buddha was invited by King Pradyota of Avanti, but he declined to go
History edited by because of his old age, and deputed Maha Kachchayana, a native of Avanti
Mahendra to impart his teachings there. => #1 Avanti is wrong. This eliminates
Pratpa Page 47 option A and D.
Historical Buddha:
Avanti lay outside the area visited by buddha, and was converted to his
Hans
teaching by his disciple Mahakaccana.
Wolfgang Page3

Therefore, answer: only C only 3 (Kosala) and 4(Magadha.)

Viewpoint# 2: Avanti is wrong

1. Question uses the word associated with Buddhs life. So, it is not essential that Buddh
himself must have visited the place. Even sending a disciple (Kachchayana), counts as
place associated with his life.
2. Buddh had travelled to Avanti, as per this source Link.

Therefore, answer (D) 1, 3 and 4

Final answer: official answerkey of UPSC.

Bijak & Pushtimarg

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Bijak is a composition of the teachings of Saint Dadu Dayal.

2. The Philosophy of Pushti Marg was propounded by Madhvacharya.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Statement #1 is wrong because:

NCERT class7, Page 116: Kabirs ideas were later collected and preserved in Bijak.
NCERT Class12-Ancinent Past, page 161: The Kabir Bijak is preserved by the Kabirpanth
(the path or sect of Kabir) in Varanasi and elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh
Spectrum Culture: Kabir founded a community Kabirpnathi, who consider Bijak, a
collection of his verses, as their scripture. (But in Vallabhacharya section, Spectrum is
silent on the fact he founded Pushtimarg)
Therefore, as such Bijak = Kabir. Hence statement 1 should be wrong.
But a doubt arises, what if Dadu Dayal also composed Bijak? The answer is NO. As per
Bhati Poetry, Neeti Sadarangani page 123: Bijak, which is the scripture of the Kabir

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Panth, only contains works attributed to Kabir.

Therefore, statement 1 definitely is wrong.

Statement #2 is wrong because

NIOS Culture material,Page 136: Philosophy in Medieval India:

Vallabhacharyas philosophy came to be known as Pushtimarga (the path of grace).
Same page, Madhavacharya is listed under Dvaita => he is not associated with
Pushtimarg.
Alternate source: Lucent GK page 71: Vallabhacharya (1479-1531)- he propounded the
philosophy of Pushtimarg.

Hence answer D neither 1 nor 2 are correct.

6 Schools of Indian Philosophy

Q3. Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian
Philosophy?

A. Mimamsa and Vedanta

B. Nyaya and Vaisheshika
C. Lokayata and Kapalika
D. Sankhya and Yoga

NIOS Culture material, Chapter 8 page 117 onwards

Six system of Indian philosophy are

Samkhya Prakriti and Purush
Yoga Releasing Purush from Parkriti
Nyaya Logical thinking
Vaisheshika Realistic and objective philosophy of universe
Mimamsa Analyzing Samhita and Brahmana portion of Veda.
Vedanta Philosophy of Upanishad.

So, accordingly, eliminate the correct terms. (Because weve to find the wrong term)

A. Mimamsa and Vedanta

B. Nyaya and Vaisheshika
C. Lokayata and Kapalika
D. Sankhya and Yoga

Therefore, answer C Lokayata and Kapalika donot form 6 system of Indian philosophy.

Alternate source:

1. TMH History section Page 15. Six orthodox school of Hindu philosophy are Nyaya,
Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimansa and Vedanta. Eliminate options accordingly and
we are left with answer C.
2. Lucent GK table given on page7

[Act 2] Architecture (3MCQ)

Ibadat Khana

Q1. Ibadat Khana at Fatehpur Sikri was

A. the mosque for the use of Royal Family

B. Akbars private chamber prayer
C. the hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions.
D. the room in which the nobles belonging to different religions gathered to discuss
religious affairs.

Answer is C: Scholars because

NCERT class7 History, Chapter4, Page 54: While Akbar was at Fatehpur Sikri during the
1570s he started discussions on religion with the ulama, Brahmanas, Jesuit priests who

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were Roman Catholics, and Zoroastrians. These discussions took place in the ibadat
khana. Hence answer C
NIOS Culture material, Page 49: On every Thursday, scholars from different religions
came to debate on religious issues raised by Akbar. This was done at the Ibadat Khana in
Fateh Pur Sikri at Agra
TMH: History section, page 74

btw, A similar question in CAPF-2013.

Panchayatan

Q2. With reference to the cultural history of India, the term Panchayatan refers to

A. an assembly of village elders

B. a religious sect
C. a style of temple construction
D. an administrative functionary

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/templearchitecture.php

Panchayatana a temple that has a central shrine surrounded by four other shrines.

Therefore, answer C

Buddhist monastery: Tabo, Alchi, Lhakhang

Q3. With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India.

Consider the following pairs:

Famous shrine Location

1. Tabo monastery and temple complex Spiti Valley
2. Lhotsava Lhakhang temple, Nako Zanskar Valley
3. Alchi temple complex Ladakh

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Ans: (C) 1 and 3 only:

Tabo=Spiti and Alchi=Ladakh. There are correct as per National geographic page.
Lhotsava Lhakhang, Nako is in Himachal Pradesh as per Frontline. Zanskar Valley is in
Jammu and Kashmir. Therefore #2 is wrong pair.

Sculpture vs Site

Q4. With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following
pairs:

Famous work of sculpture Site

1. A grand image of Buddhas Mahaparinirvana with numerous celestial
Ajanta
musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below
2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues
Mount Abu
Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters, sculpted on rock
3. Arjunas Penance /Descent of Ganga sculpted on the surface of huge
Mamallapuram
boulders

Which of the pairs given above is/ are correctly matched?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 only,
C. 1 and 3 only

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D. 1, 2 and 3

Lets check

location why?

Frontline 2004: Parinirvana of the Buddha in Cave 17 of Ajanta, with numerous

1 celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below, is one
correct of the grandest and yet most delicately expressive scenes ever made in ston.
another source: ASIs official website

Vishnu (Varah / boar form) saving Goddess Earth= found at Mamallapuram. Ref:

1. Images of Indian goddesses: Madhu Bazaz page 91

2. bl.uk photogallery
3. And I couldnot find any mention anywhere that Mount Abu also has similar
2wrong
sculpture where Vishnu saving Goddess earth in a boar form. LucentGK Page48
says Of the Brahamanical images perhaps the most impressive was The Great
Boar(Varah) carved in relief at the entrance of a cave at Udayagiri. but it
doesnt mention whether its saving Goddess earth or not?

3
Upinder Singh, A history of Ancient and Early Medieval, Page 634
correct

Therefore, Answer C: 1 and 3

[Act 3] Music, Dance, Art forms (4MCQ)

Sattriya Dance

Q1. With reference to the famous Sattriya dance, consider the following statements:

1. Sattriya is a combination of music, dance and drama.

2. It is a centuries-old living tradition of Vaishnavites of Assam.
3. It is based on classical Ragas and Talas of devotional songs composed by Tulsidas, Kabir
and Mirabai.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/sattriya.php

This neo-Vaishnava treasure of Assamese dance and drama has been.Sattriya dance
tradition is governed by strictly laid down principles in respectmusic etc=> Statement
1 right. Combination of music, dance and drama.
Sattriya dance form was introduced in the 15th century A.D by the great Vaishnava
saint and reformer of Assam, Mahapurusha Sankaradeva as a powerful medium for
propagation of the Vaishnava faith.=> Statement 2 is right
Statement 3: hard to locate direct source in google books, to refute or validate the third
statement.Hence joining dots
1. music of Sattriya dance comprises of classical ragas (melodies), talas (rhythms)
and traditional songs. Ref1
2. Tulsidas and Mira were Vaishnavite. Ref2
3. Kabir was a Vaishnavite. Ref3

And therefore, dots 1+2+3= third statement should be right. Therefore, (D) 1, 2 and 3. [or
may be "B" only 1 and 2].

Manganiyars musician

Q2. A community of people called Manganiyars is well-known for their

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A. martial arts in North-East India

B. musical tradition in North-West India
C. classical vocal music in South India
D. pietra dura tradition in Central India

May 26, 2014; Indian express mentioned this.

Manganiyars a tribal community from Rajasthan with a strong musical tradition

Therefore, Option B is most apt.

Garba, Mohini & Yaksha

Q3: Consider following pairs

1. Garba : Gujarat
2. Mohiniattam : Odisha
3. Yakshagana : Karnataka

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. (c) 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

From Spectrum culture book Pages no.

1.Yakshgana A theatre form of Karnataka 174
2.Mohiniattam Kerala. (and not Odisha). Therefore, all options involving #2 are wrong. 118
3.Garba Gujarat. 127

Alternative source:

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/performingart.php
LucentGK Ch. Miscellany Section 36. page 603
TMH General knowledge section , page 36

Therefore, only 1 and 3 correct. Answer is C

Counter argument

NIOS culture material, page 175 says Yakshagana, a form of Kathakali in Kerala, tells us
stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata. Therefore, both 2 and 3 are wrong. Answer only
1 (Garba).
Mrunal: well in that case, weve to fall back to TheHindu because just like General Dong,
the Hindu can NEVER be wrong (as far as UPSC answerkey-making is concerned)

July 22, 2014s Hindu newspaper says, Though Yakshagana is native to coastal Karnataka, the
artform has a good number of admirers all over the State and other parts of the country as
well. Therefore, final answer C 1 and 3 only.

Kalaripayattu

Q4. With reference to Indias culture and tradition, what is Kalaripayattu?

a. It is an ancient Bhakti cult of Shaivism still prevalent in some parts of South India
b. It is an ancient style bronze and brasswork still found in southern part of Coromandel
area
c. It is an ancient form of dance-drama and a living tradition in the northern part of
Malabar
d. It is an ancient martial art and a living tradition in some parts of South India

NIOS Culture material, page 187. martial dances like Chholia of Uttranchal, Kalari-paittu of
Kerala, Thang-taa ofManipur among the more famous ones.=> Answer D.

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Another source: http://ccrtindia.gov.in/performingart.php

Martial art forms

Lazim Maharashtra
Kalaripayattu Kerala
Chhau Orissa, West Bengal and Bihar.

Ans: (d) Kalariyapattu is a martial dance practiced in Kerala / South India.

[Act 4] National Symbols/ Post independence (3MCQ)

Satymeva Mudaka

Q1. The national motto of India, Satyameva Jayate inscribed below the Emblem of
India is taken from

A. Katha Upanishad
B. Chandogya Upanishad
C. Aitareya Upanishad
D. Mundaka Upanishad

Answer D because

India Yearbook 2014, Chapter 2 National Symbols Page 28: The words Satyameva
Jayatefrom Mundaka Upanishad, meaning Truth Alone Triumphs, are inscribed below
the abacus in Devanagariscript.
TMH section General knowledge, first page tells the same story.

Chaitra month in Gregorian Calendar

Q2. Chaitra 1 of the national calendar based on the Saka Era corresponds to which
one of the following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a normal year of 365 days?

A. 22 March (or 21st March)

B. 15th May (or 16th May)
C. 31st March (or 30th March)
D. 21st April (or 20th April

Answer is A because:

India Yearbook 2014, Chapter 2 National Symbols Page 30: Topic national calendar:
Dates of the national calendar have a permanent correspondence with dates of the
Gregorian calendar, 1 Chaitra falling on 22 March normally and on 21 March in leap year
TMH section General knowledge, page#4 tells the same story.

Classical language

Q3. Consider the following languages:

1. Gujarati
2. Kannada
3. Telugu

Which of the above has/have been declared as Classical Language / Languages by the
Government?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

News appeared in Feb 2014, in both TheHindu and PIB, when Odia was added as 6th classical
language.

1. Sanskrit 4. Kannada
2. Tamil 5. Malayalam

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3. Telugu 6. Odia

Therefore answer is C only 2(Kannada) and 3(Telugu).

[Act 5] Misc: Mahattara | Pattakila

Q1. In medieval India, the designations Mahattara and Pattakila were used for

a. military officers
b. village headmen
c. specialists in Vedic rituals
d. chiefs of craft guilds

Different books giving slightly differing interpretations:

RS Sharma: early medieval

Mahattara: village elders
society, Page 333
Indian epigraphical glossary Page
Mahattara: village headman
191

Pattakila: generally identified with the modern Patel,

believed to be the kings representative in the
Madhya Pradesh Through the Ages
village.
edited by Shiri Ram BakshiPage
Mahattama was the village headmen. Unlike
210
Pattakila, he was a non-official and possibly a
representative of people.

Overall, we can certain that A, C and D are wrong. Therefore, Final answer B village headmen.

[Act 6] Freedom Struggle (5MCQs)

Q1. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until

1. the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was
ended.
2. King George V abrogated Curzons Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911
3. Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement
4. the Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan

Spectrum Modern India Rajeev Ahir

Page 85- it was decided to annul the Bengal partition in 1911 although it doesnt
specifically mention whether King George did it or not. So lets look into another source
for cross verification.

TMH History section page 113

1911: King George V visits India. A durbar held @Delhi I, The capital of India is
transferred from Calcutta to Delhi. Partition of Bengal is annulled.

Answer D

Q2. The 1929 Session of Indian, National Congress is of significance in the history
of the Freedom Movement because the

A. attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

B. attainment of Poorna Swaraj Was adopted as the goal of the Congress
C. Non-Cooperation Movement was launched
D. decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken

Ans- B because

1. Spectrum: Page 164-65

2. TMH Indian national movement, Page 26
3. Class 12 th TN history text book : page 165
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4. Indias struggle for freedom by Bipan Chandra: Page 266

Q3. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a

1. Revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco.

2. nationalist organization operating from Singapore
3. militant organization with headquarters at Berlin
4. communist movement for Indias freedom with head-quarters at Tashkent

Ans- A because

1. Spectrum Page 100

2. TMH: Section Indian National movement Page12
3. TN History Book Class12: Page154
4. Bipan Chandra Indias struggle for freedom: Page 149
5. PIB press release for Gadar completed 100 years in 2013.

Q4. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victorias Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States

2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown
3. To regulate East India Companys trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer- A because

Spectrum Page 12-13

TMH: History of India section Page 106-07
LucentGK page 101

But some people engaging in fierce debate wars about statement 1, so, lets crosscheck

statement crosscheck
1.To disclaim any The announcement reversed Lord Dalhousies pre-war policy of political
intention to annex unification through princely state annexation. Therefore, statement
Indian States 1correct.Ref: Page 261, Britannicas history of India.
2.To place the Indian
administration under True from every source.
the British Crown
3.To regulate East
India Companys trade Irrelevant. Not mentioned in the original speech posted here
with India

Therefore, answer A only 1 and 2.

Q5. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

A. solve the problem of minorities in India

B. give effect to the Independence Bill
C. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
D. enquire into the riots in East Bengal

Ans- C because

1. Spectrum Page 238

2. TN history book class12: page 173
3. TMH: Indian national movement section page 49

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