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241. Which of the following sets of newspapers reflected the concerns of educated Indian Muslims during the Khilafat Movement ?

(a)Comrade and Hamdard
(b) Comrade and Hindustan Times
(c) Zamindar and Muslim Voice
(d) Comrade, Hamdard, Zamindar and Al Hilal
Ans: (d)

CDS (II) 2009

242. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s South African experience (1893 – 1914) is/are true ?
1. Muslim merchants were actively involved in Gandhian political movements in South Africa.
2. In 1906, Gandhi led a campaign in Cape Town against the ordinance of compulsory registration and passes for Indians.
3. Gandhi began his political career with struggles against the imposition excessive taxes on Indians in Cape Town.
Select the correct answer using the code give below:

(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 only
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2018

243. Which of the following statement(s) about caste movements in early 20th century Kerala is/are false ?
1. Kerala’s first modern novel Indulekh attacked the social dominance of Nambudiri Brahmans in Kerala.
2. C.V. Raman Pillai’s novel Marthanda Varma was written against the exploitation of peasants by Nair landlords.
3. Sree Narayana Guru was one of the founders of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam that was engaged in the upliftment of the Ezhavas in Kerala.
4. Dr. Palpu, the first Ezhava graduals was one of the founders of the S Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yog that was engaged in the upliftment the Ezhavas in Kerala.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2016

244. Which of the following characteristic(s) describes the nature of religion according to the Rig Veda?
1. Rig Vedic religion can be described a naturalistic polytheism.
2. There are striking similarities between the Rig Vedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta.
3. Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman.
4. Vedic sacrifices were of two kind – those conducted by the household and those that required rituals specialists.
Select the correct answer using the code give below:

(a)3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2008

245. Statement I: The annexation of Awadh by Lord Dalhousie in 1856 adversely affected the financial conditions of the sepoys.
Statement II: The sepoys had to pay higher taxes on the land where their family members stayed in Awadh.

(a)Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2010

246. Which of the following features of the State of Arcot in 18th century South India are correct ?
1. The founders of the dynasty that ruled Arcot were Daud Khan Panni and Sa’adatullah Khan.
2. Arcot became the site of a protracted struggle between the English and Dutch East India Companies from the 1740s.
3. Decentralization was a key feature of the State of Arcot in the 18th century.
4. The other major State to emerge in South India at this time was Mysore.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 4 only
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2015

247. Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of the Sannyasi and Fakir uprisings ?
1. These uprisings refer to a series of skirmishes between the English East India Company and a group of sannyasis and fakirs.
2. One reason for the uprising was the ban on free movement of the sannyasis along pilgrimage routes.
3. In the course of the uprisings in 1773, Warren Hastings issued a proclamation banishing all sannyasis from Bengal and Bihar.
4. Are contemporaneous with the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 4 only
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2011

248. Which of the following is not a central tenet of Socialism ?

(a)Historical Materialism
(b) Dialectical Materialism
(c) Alienation and Class Struggle
(d) Individual Freedom
Ans: (d)

CDS (I) 2013

249. Which of the following characteristics about the state of Travancore in 18th century Kerala is/are correct ?
1. Travancore was ruled by Marthanda Varma from 1729 to 1758.
2. Travancore built a strong army and defeated the Dutch in 1741.
3. Travancore was an important centre of learning.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 only
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2017

250. Which of the following statements about the social reformer, Raja Rammohun Roy, is false ?

(a)Rammohun Roy belonged to the gentry class whose power had been diminished because of the imposition of the Permanent Settlement.
(b) He studied both Vedantic Monism and Christian Unitarianism.
(c) He translated the Upanishads into Bengali.
(d) His first organization was the Atmiya Sabha, founded in Calcutta in 1815.
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (II) 2015

251. Which of the following was/were connected primarily to the communist ideology ?
1. Kirti Kisan Party
2. Labour Swaraj Party Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)
CDS Exam (I) 2019

252. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I List II
(Editor) (Journal / Newspaper)
A. S.A. Dange 1. Labour-Kisan Gazette
B. Muzaffar Ahmed 2. Inquilab
C. Ghulam Hussain 3. Navayug
D. M. Singaravelu 4. The Socialist Code:

(a)A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
(b) A-4; B-2; C-3; D-1
(c) A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
(d) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
Ans: (a)

CDS (I) 2012

253. Which of the following statements about visual culture in 18th and early 19th century North India is/are correct ?
1. Painters from Patna and Murshidabad flocked to Calcutta and produced water colours in the English mode.
2. Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time.
3. The artists Zayan-al-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das were adopted by the English East India Company to produce albums of Indian birds and animals.
4. While Indians were influenced by European artistic styles, European artists did not visit regional courts.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 4 only
Ans: (a)

CDS (II) 2007

254. Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century South India is/are correct ?
1. Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court.
2. Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century.
3. Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Diksitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)
CDS Exam (II) 2009

255. Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century North India is/are not correct:
1. The period was marked by the growing eminence of Sadarang Neamat Khan who introduced the khayal form.
2. A large number of musicians moved out of regional centres to Delhi where they hoped they would receive more employment and patronage.
3. The period was marked by the formation of specific region based gharanas.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a)1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2018

256. Consider the following statements about Alauddin Khalji’s market policy:
1. He placed markets under the control of a high officer called ‘Shahna’ for strictly controlling the shopkeepers and prices.
2. In order to ensure a regular supply of cheap food grains, he ordered the land revenue from Doab region to be paid directly to the State.
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
Ans: (c)

CDS (I) 2016

257. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List-I List-II
(Steel mill) (State)
A. Kalinganagar 1. West Bengal
B. Vijayanagar 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Salem 3. Odisha
D. Durgapur 4. Karnataka Code:
A B C D

(a)1 4 2 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 3 2 4 1
Ans: (c)

CDS (II) 2008

258. Which empire did Niccolo de Conti, Abdur Razzaq, Afanasy Nikitin and Fernao Nuniz visit ?

(a)The empire of Kannauj
(b) Vijayanagara empire
(c) Hoysala empire
(d) Rashtrakuta empire
Ans: (b)
CDS Exam (II) 2010

259. The Tungbhadra river provided sustenance of which empire?

(a)Chola
(b) Vijayanagara
(c) Vakataka
(d) Pandya
Ans: (b)

CDS (II) 2015

260. The interest of the British Government of India in Afghanistan in the nineteenth century came about in order to

(a)make use of the natural resources of Afghanistan.
(b) ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan.
(c) increase the reach of the British Empire.
(d) establish a monopoly over the markets of Afghanistan.
Ans: (b)

CDS (I) 2011

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