[Answerkey] CSAT-2014: History & Culture

Questions with explanations & future

strategy for CSAT-2015

answerkey[1]3 months Ago239 Comments

Vs. CSAT-2013
CSAT-2013, History CSAT-2014
History culture occupied 15 questions 20
Freedom struggle portion: 5 questions, all easy same
from routine books
Culture portion 8 MCQs: moderate to difficult 15 Culture MCQ. Although 9 of
level them directly from routine books /
sources.
Harappa/Indus valley asked nope

Tough Question about Foreign traveler and Did not ask

same “genre” repeated in subsequent CDS-
CAPF exams
Question on Bhakti Saints Dadu Dayal, Guru Dadu Dayal asked again.
Nanak, 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, it’ll 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
CAPF: Building not associated with ShahJahan Akbar’s Ibadat
Khana
CAPF: Who were Ahadis? Who were
Mahattara and
Pattakila?
CDS: correct statement about Mahajanpada. Which place
(Mahajanpada)
Buddh did not
visit?

CDS: Match the temples with towns Monetary vs

place; sculpture
vs place

CDS: Freedom struggle rather too easy- most can be solved from same
Spectrum, TMH, Tamilnadu textbooks
CAPF-2014: Freedom struggle rather tough questions. e.g. Who Freedom
translated Nil-Darpan to English; Name of regiment whose struggle very
soldiers who participated in 1857 mutiny and were cremated easy.
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 don’t have to tick 100/100 because no one can.

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

Easy Questions: Given verbatim given in routine books

Bijak & Easy: Can be solved with combo of New NCERT + NIOS
Pushtimarg Difficult:When mind develops the doubt: “what if Dadu Dayal
also wrote Bijak?”

6 schools of List Available in NIOS, Lucent, TMH.

philosophy
Ibadat Khana available in NIOS, Lucent
Garba, Lucent, TMH, ccrtiindiia.
Mohini, Mohini and Yaksha- routinely appear in theHindu, and have been
Yaksha asked in 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
Chaitya Same as above. Although some players may have downplayed this
month chapter because UPSC’s earlier trend of moving away from GK facts.
aka Double Bluff backbreaking move TM.
Classical List appeared TheHindu and PIB of Feb 2014 when Odiya was added.
language Therefore, had to be memorized like God’s own words.
Freedom All five questions available in Spectrum, TMH, Bipan Chandra, TN
struggle state books.

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.

1. Buddh & Even after “smart” elimination, you’re left with two options and
Avanti everything boils down to just one fact- whether Buddh visited
Avanti or not?
1. Tabo, Alchi, Who has time to memorize so much data? Better invest energy in
Lhakhang preparation of maths, reasoning and comprehension for CSAT-
monastery Paper2.

1. Sculpture vs Hard to dig whether Vishnu saving Goddess earth is given on

Site Mt.Abu or not?

1. Manganiyar Random article on Indian express. And even if this was given in
musician books. ले
कन यार इतना डटे ल म कोन पे र करता है?

1. 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 NCERTNIOSSpectrumCultureIYB[2]TMH[3] Lucentccrtindia[4] 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

Mangniyar
Garba & 1 1 1 no
other dances
Kalaripayattu 1 1 no
Satyameva 1 1 no
Mudak
Shaka 1 1 no
Calendar

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)
1. all of them available at Mrunal.org/download[5]
2. Although not much came from TN/NCERT this time.
3. But one exam insufficient to through them away. They’ve proved their
worthiness in CDS and CAPF 2014.
4. those who have old ncert well, and good but those who don’t have- there is no
need to lose sleep, Tamilnadu works just fine.

2. (MUST) Base material = NIOS Culture material[6] + CCRTindia[7]

 1. You don’t 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.[8] (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 2014’s
newspapers.
5. (if time permits) General Studies manual[9].
1. 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.
2. But practice the mock questions given at the end of each section in GS manual.
3. I’ve used Tata McGraw-Hill (TMH) general studies manual 2014 as reference
because they gave me free review copy.
4. 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, you’ll gain more from pumping that more hours in
learning maths, reasoning and comprehension for CSAT Paper II. so don’t waste
remaining jawaani in preparing culture only.
7. You may skip Spectrum Facets of Indian culture[10]. 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[11]

How to prepare History for CSAT-2015

freedom TNSpectrum[12]TMH[13]LucentGK[14]Bipan fellfromsky?

[15]Chandra[16]

Bengal partition 1 1 no
Congress session 1 1 1 1 no
1929
Gadar 1 1 1 1 no
Victora’s 1 1 1 no
proclamation
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 I’ve not used them in above comparison table
because they don’t cover enough factoids, policies of past governor generals, their
policies etc. So, you’ll 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) Spectrum’s Brief History of Modern India, By Rajiv Ahir. (Available in both
English[17] | Hindi medium[18])
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[19]
Bipan Chandra[20] has its utility in the mains, essay. It should be read
depending on the time factor. As far as only prelim preparation is concerned,
you’re better off with Spectrum because it’s 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 it’s just Freedom struggle and Culture. Whatever they ask from ancient-
medieval, it’s 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[21]

anyways, enough analysis, let’s 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.

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 4
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 3 and 4

To get a better mental picture, first let’s 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

We can eliminate choices involving number 2 (Gadhara) because Buddh never
travelled to Pakistan.
1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 4
3. 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 3 and 4

So we are left with C or D.

Alternatively, As per Britannica[22]
 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
History edited by declined to go because of his old age, and deputed Maha
Mahendra Kachchayana, a native of Avanti to impart his teachings there.
Pratāpa Page 47[23] => #1 Avanti is wrong. This eliminates option A and D.

Historical Buddha: Avanti lay outside the area visited by buddha, and was
Hans converted to his teaching by his disciple Mahakaccana.
Wolfgang Page3[24]

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

Viewpoint# 2: Avanti is wrong

1. Question uses the word “associated” with Buddh’s 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.[25]

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?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Statement #1 is wrong because:

NCERT class7, Page 116: Kabir’s 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[26]: Bijak, which is the scripture of
the Kabir 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:

Vallabhacharya’s 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?

1. Mimamsa and Vedanta

2. Nyaya and Vaisheshika
3. Lokayata and Kapalika
4. 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 we’ve to find the wrong term)
1. Mimamsa and Vedanta
2. Nyaya and Vaisheshika
3. Lokayata and Kapalika
4. 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

1. the mosque for the use of Royal Family

2. Akbar’s private chamber prayer
3. the hall in which Akbar held discussions with scholars of various religions.
4. 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 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[27].

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

1. an assembly of village elders

2. a religious sect
3. a style of temple construction
4. an administrative functionary

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/templearchitecture.php[28]

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?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Ans: (C) 1 and 3 only:

Tabo=Spiti and Alchi=Ladakh. There are correct as per National geographic page.
[29]

Lhotsava Lhakhang, Nako is in Himachal Pradesh as per Frontline[30]. 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 Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana with numerous Ajanta
celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers
below
2. A huge image of Varaha Avatar (boar incarnation) of Vishnu, as Mount Abu
he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters,
sculpted on rock
3. “Arjuna’s Penance” /”Descent of Ganga” sculpted on the surface Mamallapuram
of huge boulders

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

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only,
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Let’s check

location why?
1 Frontline 2004[31]: Parinirvana of the Buddha in Cave 17 of Ajanta,
correct with numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of
his followers below, is one of the grandest and yet most delicately
expressive scenes ever made in ston.
another source: ASI’s official website[32]

2wrong Vishnu (Varah / boar form) saving Goddess Earth= found at

Mamallapuram. Ref:
1. Images of Indian goddesses: Madhu Bazaz page 91[33]
2. bl.uk photogallery[34]
3. And I couldnot find any mention anywhere that Mount Abu also has
similar 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 doesn’t mention whether its saving
Goddess earth or not?

3 Upinder Singh, A history of Ancient and Early Medieval, Page 634[35]

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?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/sattriya.php[36]

This neo-Vaishnava treasure of Assamese dance and drama has been….…Sattriya

dance tradition is governed by strictly laid down principles in respect……music
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
music of Sattriya dance comprises of classical ragas (melodies), talas (rhythms)
and traditional songs. Ref1[37]
Tulsidas and Mira were Vaishnavite. Ref2[38]
Kabir was a Vaishnavite. Ref3[39]

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

1. martial arts in North-East India

2. musical tradition in North-West India
3. classical vocal music in South India
4. pietra dura tradition in Central India

May 26, 2014; Indian express [40] 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?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. (c) 1 and 3 only
4. 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 #2 118
are wrong.
3.Garba Gujarat. 127

Alternative source:

http://ccrtindia.gov.in/performingart.php[41]
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, we’ve 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, 2014’s Hindu newspaper[42] 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 India’s culture and tradition, what is ‘Kalaripayattu’?

1. It is an ancient Bhakti cult of Shaivism still prevalent in some parts of South India
2. It is an ancient style bronze and brasswork still found in southern part of
Coromandel area
3. It is an ancient form of dance-drama and a living tradition in the northern part of
Malabar
4. 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.

Another source: http://ccrtindia.gov.in/performingart.php[43]

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

1. Katha Upanishad
2. Chandogya Upanishad
3. Aitareya Upanishad
4. 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?
1. 22 March (or 21st March)
2. 15th May (or 16th May)
3. 31st March (or 30th March)
4. 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?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

News appeared in Feb 2014, in both TheHindu[44] and PIB[45], when Odia was added
as 6th classical language.

1. Sanskrit 1. Kannada
2. Tamil 2. Malayalam
3. Telugu
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

1. military officers
2. village headmen
3. specialists in Vedic rituals
4. chiefs of craft guilds

Different books giving slightly differing interpretations:

RS Sharma: early medieval Mahattara: village elders

society, Page 333[46]

Indian epigraphical glossary Mahattara: village headman

Page 191[47]
Madhya Pradesh Through the
Ages edited by Shiri Ram
BakshiPage 210[48]
Pattakila: generally identified with the modern
Patel, believed to be the king’s representative
in the village.
Mahattama was the village headmen. Unlike
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 Curzon’s 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
doesn’t specifically mention whether King George did it or not. So let’s 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

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

2. attainment of Poorna Swaraj Was adopted as the goal of the Congress
3. Non-Cooperation Movement was launched
4. 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 12th TN history text book : page 165
4. India’s 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 India’s 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 India’s struggle for freedom: Page 149
5. PIB press release[49] for Gadar completed 100 years in 2013.

Q4. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s 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 Company’s trade with India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 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, let’s
crosscheck

statement crosscheck

1.To disclaim any The announcement reversed Lord Dalhousie’s pre-war policy of
intention to annex political unification through princely state annexation.
Indian States Therefore, statement 1correct.Ref: Page 261, Britannica’s
history of India.[50]

2.To place the True from every source.

Indian
administration
under the British
Crown
3.To regulate East Irrelevant. Not mentioned in the original speech posted
India Company’s here[51]
trade with India

Therefore, answer A only 1 and 2.

Q5. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

1. solve the problem of minorities in India
2. give effect to the Independence Bill
3. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
 4. 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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