C S Club History Paper

CIVIL SERVICE CLUB WEEKLY TEST DATED 27-12-2009

MODERN HISTORY Max marks- 25
Time Allowed- 15 minute Passing Marks- 10


Q – 1 – Match the following

List – I List – II
A. G. K. Gokhale 1- Servants of India Society
B. M. M. Malaviya 2- Benaras Hindu University
C. C. Rajgopalchari 3- Free India Society
D. V. V. Savarkar 4. Swatantra Party


(a) A B C D
1 2 3 4

(b) A B C D
3 4 2 1

(c) A B C D
1 4 2 3

(d) A B C D
3 2 4 1


Q- 2 In Which year was the permanent Settlement Implemented?
a. 1793 b. 1796
c. 1799 d. 1792


Q- 3 Who among the following thrice elected president of Indian National Congress?

a. DadaBhai Naoroji
b. Surendranath Banerjee
c. Gopal Krishna Ghokhale
d. Shankaran Nair


Q- 4 Who among the following was not a party to the league that was defeated by the British in the Battle of Buxar?


a- Mir Jafar
b- Shah Alam
c- Shuja-Ud-Daulah
d- Mir Kasim

Q- 5 Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?


a- Radcliffe
b- A. V. Alexander
c- Sir Stafford Cripps
d- Pethwick Lawrence


Q- 6 Which religious reformer of Western India was known as “Lokhitwadi”?

a- Jai Prakash Narayan
b- Gopal Hari Deshmukh

c- M. G. Ranade
d- R. G. Bhandarkar






Q- 7 Who among the following has started the public Works department in India in AD 1848?
a. Lord William Bentinck
b- Lord Dalhousie
c- Lord Wellesley
d- Lord Cornwallis


Q- 8 In which order Europeans came to India for carrying of trade?
a- Portuguese, Dutch, English, French
b- Portuguese, English, Dutch, French
c- English, Portuguese, Dutch, French
d- Dutch, Portuguese, French, English

Q- 9 In Which conference of Indian National Congress Ghandhiji said “You may kill Ghandhi but you never kill Ghandhism”?

a- Belganwa conference 1924
b- Karachi conference 1931
c- Ramgarg conference 1940
d- Lahore conference 1929


Q- 9 Which British Military Officer defeated Tipu Sultan in India, Napolean Bonaparte in Europe and eventually became the Duke of Wellington ?

a- Robert Clive b- Arthur Wellesley
c- Warren Hastings d- Richard Wellesley

Q- 10 Match the following
List – I List- II
a- Raj kumar Shukla 1- Kheda Satyagraha
b- Ambalal Sarabhai 2- Ahmedabad Mill Strike
c- Indulal Yagnik 3- Bardoli Satyagraha
d- Vallabhbhai Patel 4- Champaran Satyagraha

A B C D
a- 3 1 2 4
b- 4 2 1 3
c- 4 2 3 1
d- 3 2 1 4

Q- 11 Who among the following was not believe in ‘Drain Theory’ of Dada Bhai Naroji?

a- Bal Gangadhar Tilak b- Subhash Chandra Bose
c- Saiyad Ahemad Khan d- R. C. Datt

Q- 12 With reference to Indian freedom struggle, who of the following was the lady representative of India at the Second Round Table Conference?
a. Aruna Asaf Ali b. Sarojini Naidu
c. Annie Basent d. Vijayalakshmi Pandit






Q-13 Under whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934?
a. Jawahar Lal Nehru & Tej Bahadur Sapru
b. Subhash Chandra Bose & P.C. Joshi
c. Acharya Narendra Dev & Jai Prakash Narayan
d. Motilal Nehru & Dada Bhai Naroji

Q-14 Mahatma Ghandhi’s remarks, “A Post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank” is regarding the proposals of
a. 1935 Act b. Wavel Plan
c. Cripps Mission d. Simon Commission

Q-15 Match the following
a- Butler Committee 1- Jaliannwala Bagh
b- Hartog Committee 2- Relation between Indian States & British Government
c- Hunter Committee 3- Montagu - chelmsford
d- Muddiman Committee 4- Education


(a) A B C D
1 2 3 4

(b) A B C D
3 4 2 1

(c) A B C D
2 4 1 3

(d) A B C D
2 4 3 1
Q-16 Who is the Author of the autobiography “The Indian Struggle”?
a. Dada Bhai Naroji b. Annie Beasant
C. Chittranjan Das d. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Q-17 Which one of the following newspapers was lunched by Motilal Nehru in 1919?
a. Free India b. Nav Bharat
c- Vande Mataram d. Independent

Q-18 The modern historian who called the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Independence is

a. Dr. R.C. Majumdar
b. Dr. S.N. Sen
c. Nilakanta Shastri
d. V.D. Savarkar


Q-19 When was the All India Women’s Conference founded?

a. 1924
b. 1925
c. 1926
d. 1927







Q-20 Who among the following made the first systematic critique of moderate politics in 1893-94 in a series of articles entitled "New Lamps for Old"?

a. Lala Lajpat Rai
b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c. Satish Chandra Mukherjee
d. Aurobindo Ghosh


Q-21 Who among the following dismissed from Indian Civil Service by British Govt. ?

a. Surendra Nath Banargy
b. Satyendra Nath Tagore
c. R. C. Datta
d. Subhash Chandr Bose


Q-22 What was the correct chronological order of these events

1- Home Rule league of Tilak
2- Kamagatamaru incident
3- Arrival of Mahatma Ghandhi in India

a- 2,1, 3 b- 3, 2,1
c- 1,2, 3 d- 2,3,1







Q-23 Which one of the following organized the first all-India agitations in 1876-77 on the issue of Civil Services?

a. Indian Association
b. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
c. Madras Mahajana Sabha
d. Bombay Presidency Association



Q-24 At the beginning of the 20th century, who among the following published “The Economic History of India”?

a. Romesh Chandra Dutt
b. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
c. Mahadev Govind Ranade
d. Dada Bhai Naroji


Q-25 Two famous leaders Siddu and Kanhu of civil uprisings during india’s freedom struggle belonged to which community?

a. Santhals
b. Mundas
c. Koils
d. Bhils

Question Paper of C S Club 27 dEC

Civil Services Club
27 Dec 2009
Q 1 Winter solstice marks the starts of-
A Summer in Northern Hemisphere
B Winter in Southern Hemisphere
C Summers in Nothern Hemisphere
Winters in northern Hemisphere

Q 2 Indian Rupee is a legal tender in
a. Nepal b Srilanka c Bangladesh d Bhutan
A a b c B a c
C a d D c d

Q 3 In the month of November the govt announced that the third week of December will be celebrated every year as-
A National wild life conservation week
B National consumer Rights week
C National Corporate week
D National Formers Right Week

Q 4 The only aircraft carrier INS Viraat with Indian Navy was commissioned after decommissioning of –

A Vikrant B Taxila
C Savitri D Vibhuti

Q 5 If Operation Vijay:Goa Operation Polo:-------------

A Daman And Dew B Junagarh
C Hyderabad D Jharkhand

Q 6 Consider the following statements regarding Argentinian Football player Doniel Messi-

a He has been awarded the Fifa player of the year for the year
b He was also awarded with Europe’s Ballon d’or

which of the above are true
A a b B a only C b only D none of the above

Q 7 Who among the following is better known “Mozart of Madras”

A Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar B Prabhu Deva
C A R Rehman D R K Narayan

Q 8 ‘Al Faza’ to maintain vigil on roads and residential areas on a 24 hours basis and provides instant help and prevents crimes was started by --------------------. The country also recorded the lowest crime rates during 2009.

A Kuwait B Qatar
C UAE D Yeman

Q 9 ‘AVICENNA Prize’ by UNESCO which was recently given to Prof Renzong Qui of China is given in the field of
A Mathematical proficiency B Ethics in Science
C Computer and Information Tech D Anthropology

Q 1O-Golden Triangle project is started by
A Ministry of Railway
B Ministry of shippingRoad transport and Railways
C Department of Ayurveda Yoga Naturapathy UnaniSiddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH)
D Ministry of Earth Science

Q 11 Chief Executive Officer of NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid) which is to be established by May 2011 is-
A Raghu Menon B C Rangrajan
C M N Raghuwanshi D P Chidambaram

Q 12 Who amog the Following has been elected as president of Editors Gild of India.
A T N Ninan B Rajdeep Sardesai
C Vir Sanghvi D Jug Suraiya

Q 13 National Counter Terrorism center (NCTC) will be set up under the home ministry by the end of the year-
A 2009 B 2010 C 2011 D 2012
Q 14 Who among the following is the world’s youngest reigning monarch-
A Grand Duke Henry B Prince Albert II
C King Jigme khesar naangyal Waangchuk
D Kinh Mohammad VI

Q 5 Including all Noble laureates of Indian Origin Venkatraman Ramkrishnan is to receive the award-

A 5 th B 8th C 6th D 9th

Question Paper of C S Club 27 dEC

Civil Services Club
27 Dec 2009
Q 1 Winter solstice marks the starts of-
A Summer in Northern Hemisphere
B Winter in Southern Hemisphere
C Summers in Nothern Hemisphere
Winters in northern Hemisphere

Q 2 Indian Rupee is a legal tender in
a. Nepal b Srilanka c Bangladesh d Bhutan
A a b c B a c
C a d D c d

Q 3 In the month of November the govt announced that the third week of December will be celebrated every year as-
A National wild life conservation week
B National consumer Rights week
C National Corporate week
D National Formers Right Week

Q 4 The only aircraft carrier INS Viraat with Indian Navy was commissioned after decommissioning of –

A Vikrant B Taxila
C Savitri D Vibhuti

Q 5 If Operation Vijay:Goa Operation Polo:-------------

A Daman And Dew B Junagarh
C Hyderabad D Jharkhand

Q 6 Consider the following statements regarding Argentinian Football player Doniel Messi-

a He has been awarded the Fifa player of the year for the year
b He was also awarded with Europe’s Ballon d’or

which of the above are true
A a b B a only C b only D none of the above

Q 7 Who among the following is better known “Mozart of Madras”

A Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar B Prabhu Deva
C A R Rehman D R K Narayan

Q 8 ‘Al Faza’ to maintain vigil on roads and residential areas on a 24 hours basis and provides instant help and prevents crimes was started by --------------------. The country also recorded the lowest crime rates during 2009.

A Kuwait B Qatar
C UAE D Yeman

Q 9 ‘AVICENNA Prize’ by UNESCO which was recently given to Prof Renzong Qui of China is given in the field of
A Mathematical proficiency B Ethics in Science
C Computer and Information Tech D Anthropology

Q 1O-Golden Triangle project is started by
A Ministry of Railway
B Ministry of shippingRoad transport and Railways
C Department of Ayurveda Yoga Naturapathy UnaniSiddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH)
D Ministry of Earth Science

Q 11 Chief Executive Officer of NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid) which is to be established by May 2011 is-
A Raghu Menon B C Rangrajan
C M N Raghuwanshi D P Chidambaram

Q 12 Who amog the Following has been elected as president of Editors Gild of India.
A T N Ninan B Rajdeep Sardesai
C Vir Sanghvi D Jug Suraiya

Q 13 National Counter Terrorism center (NCTC) will be set up under the home ministry by the end of the year-
A 2009 B 2010 C 2011 D 2012
Q 14 Who among the following is the world’s youngest reigning monarch-
A Grand Duke Henry B Prince Albert II
C King Jigme khesar naangyal Waangchuk
D Kinh Mohammad VI

Q 5 Including all Noble laureates of Indian Origin Venkatraman Ramkrishnan is to receive the award-

A 5 th B 8th C 6th D 9th

Question paper of 20 Dec 2009

Civil Services Club
20 Dec 2009 (Mains Pattern)
Q 1 Write short note on any ten of the following in 20 words (2 Marks each)
1. Basic Countries
2. R D Pradhan Committee
3. Chhatraman Singh Gurung
4. IPO
5. Kaiano Aldorino
6. Justice P D Dinkaran
7. Rangnath Mishra Commission
8. M S Veliathan Committee
9. GST
10. Public accounts Committee
11. Leader of Opposition in Lok sabha
Q 2 Write about any 2 of the following in 50 words (5 Marks each)
1. Vision 2020 of Indian Railway
2. Process for the removal of any high court chief justice from his post
3. Process for the formation of New state
Q 3 Write short note on any 10 of the following in 20 words (2 marks each)
1. Lord Rippon
2. 16 October 1905
3. Rowlett Act
4. Arvind Ghosh
5. Khilafat Movement
6. Communal award
7. Komatagaru Case
8. 26 Jan 1930
9. Shimla Conference 1945
10. Home Rule League
11. Champaran Satyagrah
Q 4 Answer any two of the following in 100 words (10 marks each)
1. Explain the role of Bal gangadhar Tilak in Indian freedom movement
2. Write a note on Indian National Army (INA)
3. Write a note on Indian Revolutionary movement
Q 5 Write any two of the following in 150 words each (15 Marks each)
1. Explain the main features of Govt of India Act 1935.
2. Compare Civil Disobedience movement with Non Cooperation movement
3. Explain the reasons responsible for the failure of 1857 Revolt.

Next Meeting of C S Club

Dear C S Club Member
You are invited for the next weekly meeting of Civil services club on 20 Dec 2009 Sunday at 3.30 P M in the Library.
Agenda
3.30 PM –A descriptive question paper of 100 marks (30 Marks Current Affairs+70 Marks Questions from Indian freedom Struggle 1857-1947)
4.30 PM –Discussion on the model answers of the question paper
5.00 PM – Discussion on this week current affairs
Regards
Laxmi sharan Mishra
Jr Manager
Swami Vivekanand Library
GTB Complex, New Market
Bhopal-462003
0755 2553765 2553767
Juniormanager.svl@gmail.com

Question Paper of C S Club 13 Dec

Civil services club
13Dec2009

1)The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:
First Amendment
Eighth amendment
Ninth Amendment
Forty Second Amendment

2)Who among the following was never the lok sabha speaker?
a) KVK sundaram b)GS dhillon
c) Baliram bhagat d) hukum singh

3) The purpose of the inclusion of the DPSP in the Indian constitution is to establish:
a)political democracy b)social democracy
c)gandhian democracy d)social and economical democracy

4)consider the following statements:
1)According to the census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among the 28 states of India.
2)According to the census 2001 RJ has literacy rate above the national avg literacy rate.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct:
a)1 only b)2only
c)both d)neither 1 nor 2

5) which one of the following is the correct statement on the basis of census2001:
a)Bihar has the highest % of the schedule castes of its population
b)the decadal growth of population of India as been below 20%
c)Mizoram is the Indian states with the least population
d)Pondicherry has the highest sex ratio among the union territories

6) Consider the following statements:
1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production
2. India ranks second in the world in the export of tabacco
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

7)which one is wrong:
a) The great desert extends from the edge of the Rann of Kuchch beyond the Luni
river northward.
b) the Nilgiri Hills where the Eastern and the Western Ghats meet.
c) Near Passighat, the Debang and Lohit join the river
Brahmaputra and the combined river runs all along the Assam in a narrow valley.
d)The Godavari in the southern Peninsula has the largest river basin.

8)match the following:
List1 list2
a)president removal i)art61
b)vice president removal ii)art67b
c)loksabha seats allocation iii)84amendment
d)parliamentary committee iv)art118(1)
regulation

a b c d
i ii iii iv
i iv ii iii
ii iv i iv
iv iii i ii

9) mark the write group:
i) Public account committee ii) Estimate committee
iii) Public undertaking committee iv) Department related standing committee.
a)i and iii b)ii and iv
c)iv and i d)iii and ii

10)who nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions, etc., set-up by the Government of India in various Ministries:
a)ministry of home b)PM
c) ministry of parliamentary affairs d)loksabha

11) The Youth Parliament Scheme was first introduced in the Schools:
a)Mumbai d)Kerala
c) Delhi d) banglore

12) which one is not true about Indian postal system:
a) This postal system, established by Lord Clive in the year 1766.
b) Further developed by Warren Hastings by establishing the Surat G.P.O.
c) Presidencies of Madras and Bombay, the General Post Offices came into existence in 1786 and 1793
Respectively.
d) The statute presently governing the postal services in the country is the Indian Post Office Act, 1898.

13) India is a member of which postal system:
a) Universal Postal Union (UPU). b) Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU).
c) Both. d) None

14)Match the lists:
List1 list2
i)india having money 1)2(Nepal & Bhutan)
Order facility with
ii)india having postal facility 2)27
with
iii)Electrinic money order 3)97
service
iv)2 way money order with 4)217

i ii iii iv
a) 3 4 1 2
b) 2 4 3 1
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 3 2 4 1


15) true about India:
a)India have largest postal network.
b)India have Today, the telecommunications network with over 300 million connections is
Third largest in the world.
c) The second largest telecommunications network among the emerging economies of Asia.
d)All of the above.

16) The year …. was christened as the 'Year of Broadband':
a)2007 b)2006
c)2008 d)2005

17)match the lists:
List1 list2
i) LALIT KALA AKADEMI 1)1954
ii) SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI 2)1953
iii) NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA 3)1959
iv) SAHITYA AKADEMI 4)1954

i ii iii iv
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 1 3 2 4
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 2 3 1 4

18) Arrange following by their order in preamble:
1) Sovereign
2)Socialist
3)Secular
4)Democratic Republic
a)2,1,3,4 b)1,2,3,4
c)3,2,4,1 d)3,2,1,4

19) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched:
Department Ministry of the Government of India

1. Department of Women and Child Health and
Development ministry of human resource development
2. Department of official Language ministry of culture
3. Department of Drinking Water supply ministry of water Resources
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None

20) Which among the following state has the highest female literacy rate as per census 2001:
a)CG b)MP
c) Odisha d)RJ

21) Playing time of the full version and short version consisting of the national anthem is approximately:
a)53,20 b)52,20
c)54,21 d)53,21

Next Meeting of C S Club

Dear Civil Services club member
You are invited for the next weekly meeting of our club on 13 Dec Sunday at 3.30 P M in the Library
Meeting agenda
3.30 P M – Objective type question paper (50 Questions=25 Current affairs+25 India Year Book)
4.30 P M – Discussion on last week current affairs
5.30 P M – Group Study on Indian Defense, Para military and Intelligence Organizations
Assignments
Satish Kumar-Notes on Latest technical terms and technologies
Vinay Shrivastava-Indian Naval ships and Army weapons
Vibhor Taran- Notes on Indian aircrafts
Vineet Abhishek-Biotech and Nanotech
Laxmi sharan Mishra- Nuclear Technology
Regards
Laxmi sharan Mishra
Club Coordinator
Swami Vivekanand Library
Bhopal-2553765
Svliasclub.blogspot.com

Mains Question Paper (6 Dec 2009)

SVL Civil Services Club
06 Dec 2009
Time-1 hour Marks 100
Q-1 Write brief notes on any five of the followings (In about 20 Words each) 2 Marks each
1. Indo-INDO Carpet 2009
2. SUCRE
3. ICANN
4. SOWA RIGPA
5. H1N1
6. NIA
7. Tipaimukh
8. The Stiglitz Commission
Q-2 Explain any four of the following (In 50 words each) 5 Marks each
1. Necessity of Tax reforms in India
2. Commercial launchings by ISRO
3. Delhi Metro as the model of public transport in India
4. India’s official stand on global warming
5. National Solar energy mission
Q-3 Answer any three of the following (In 100 words each) 10 marks each
1. Write the possible political solutions of Naxalite Problem
2. Describe the benefits of hosting commonwealth games for India
3. Explain the future of Indo-Russia military co operation
4. Describe the condition of Indian farmers in the age of Globalization
Q-4 Write brief note on any five of the following (In 20 words each) 2 marks each
1. Lord swaraj paul
2. Sarath Fonseka
3. Dr Abdullah Abdulla
4. Suresh Kalmadi
5. Farah Pandit
Q-5 Write on any 2 of the following (150 words each) 15 marks each
1. Describe the lessons of Mumbai terrorist attack (26/11) for India
2. Write a note on the role of India and china in South Asia
3. Write about the need of Economic reforms for India

International Woman's day Quiz

Quiz questions

1. Who was the first lady chief secretary of India?
Nirmala Buch

2. Medha Patekar , a famous social worker was the professor of which institute?
TISS (Tata Institute of Social Science)

3. Who was the first woman DGP of India?
Kanchan Chaudhary

4. The first lady contestant for Indian President election-
Capt Laxmi Sehgal

5. Hillary Clinton is the senator from which city?
New York

6. Captain of Indian Women Cricket team
Jhulan Goswami

7. Kiran Bedi has won Asian Championship award in which sport-
Lawn Tennis

8. Chairperson of national women commission
Girija Vyas

10. Vikram Seth’s mother, who was the first chief justice of high court-
Leela Seth

11. First Indian lady who won Pulitzer award
Jhumpa Lahiri

12. Mediator between ULFA and Government of india-
Indira Goswami

13. Name the first lady of missile program chief
Dr Tessi Thomas

14. Who is the chief of ICICI bank
Chanda Kochar

15. The first lady postmaster general who is also the member of the library
Sushila Chourasiya

16. The company owns by Kiran Majumdar shaw
Biocon India

17. Daughter of Ravishanker who is a famous pop singer
Nora Jones

18. What is the profession of Michael Obama
Lawyer

19. Chief of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association)
Ila Bhatt

20. Carla Brooni is the wife of (full name)–
France president Nicholas Sarkozi

21. First Indian lady grandmaster
Bhagyashri Thipse

22. Women and child development minister of Madhya pradesh
Ranjana Baghel

23. Editor of famous magazine Down to Earth
Sunita Narain

24. Pratibha Patil was the governor of which state-
Rajasthan

25. Sushmita Sen became Miss Universe in which year-
1994

26. First Indian Saint
Sister Alfonsa

27. First Indian lady who won Olympic medal
K Malleshwari

28. Who was the dress designer of the movie Gandhi and who also won Oscar for this.
Bhanu Athaiya

29. Who is Mother Teresa's successor as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity?
Sister Nirmala

30. The famous author who recently got Kluge Prize
Romila Thapar

31. Name Ritu Kumar’s brand
Label

32. Rajmata of Jaipur
Gayatri Devi

33. Name the character of Frieda Pinto in the movie Slumdog Millionaire
Latika

34. Famous Bollywood actress who is awarded a doctorate recently from Leeds Metropolitan University
Shilpa Shetty

35. Who is the brand ambassador of Pantene?
Katrina Kaif

36. Sister of Nehruji, who was also the first Indian lady ambassador in Russia
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

37. Name the daughters of Barack Obama
Sasha and Malia

38. Chairperson of Censor Board
Sharmila Tagore

39. Juhi Chawla is the co-owner of which IPL cricket team
Knight Riders

40. Name the wife of A R Rehman
Saira Rehman

41. Indian version of comedy drama Ugly betty
Jassi jaise koi nahi

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