17 December Static Quiz 2021
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17th December 2021 – Static Quiz for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Which of the following were events during the regime of Cornwallis, the Governor-General of British India?
1) Establishment of Ryotwari System
2) Second Mysore War
3) Private trade of the company was abolished completely
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectLord Cornwallis (1786-1793)
Third Mysore War (1790-92) and Treaty of Seringapatam (1792)
Cornwallis Code (1793)
Permanent Settlement of Bengal, 1793Other reforms:
To reduce corruption in the country, Cornwallis was given the authority related to services offered by the East India company.
He established rules which allowed only qualified persons to get into the services irrespective of their connections with higher authorities.
Top posts were reserved for the Europeans whereas Indians were offered lower grade posts such as Peons and clerks.
Private trade of the company was abolished completelyEstablishment of Ryotwari System was during the tenure of Lord Hastings (1813-1823)
IncorrectLord Cornwallis (1786-1793)
Third Mysore War (1790-92) and Treaty of Seringapatam (1792)
Cornwallis Code (1793)
Permanent Settlement of Bengal, 1793Other reforms:
To reduce corruption in the country, Cornwallis was given the authority related to services offered by the East India company.
He established rules which allowed only qualified persons to get into the services irrespective of their connections with higher authorities.
Top posts were reserved for the Europeans whereas Indians were offered lower grade posts such as Peons and clerks.
Private trade of the company was abolished completelyEstablishment of Ryotwari System was during the tenure of Lord Hastings (1813-1823)
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
With reference to revenue settlement systems introduced by the British, consider the following statements:
1) Under the Ryotwari system, the land revenue was paid by the farmers directly to the state.
2) Under the Permanent Land revenue settlement the Zamindars were recognised as the permanent owners of the land.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?CorrectThe Ryotwari System
In the British territories in southern India, there was a move away from the idea of Permanent Settlement.
A system that came to be known as the Ryotwari System, was devised by Captain Alexander Read and Sir Thomas Munro at the end of the 18th century and introduced by the latter when he was governor of Madras Presidency (1819–26).
Under the Ryotwari system, the land revenue was paid by the farmers directly to the state.The Permanent Settlement Agreement
According to the Permanent Land revenue settlement the Zamindars were recognised as the permanent owners of the land.
They were given instruction to pay 89% of the annual revenue to the state and were permitted to enjoy 11% of the revenue as their share.
The Zamindars were left independent in the internal affairs of their respective districts.IncorrectThe Ryotwari System
In the British territories in southern India, there was a move away from the idea of Permanent Settlement.
A system that came to be known as the Ryotwari System, was devised by Captain Alexander Read and Sir Thomas Munro at the end of the 18th century and introduced by the latter when he was governor of Madras Presidency (1819–26).
Under the Ryotwari system, the land revenue was paid by the farmers directly to the state.The Permanent Settlement Agreement
According to the Permanent Land revenue settlement the Zamindars were recognised as the permanent owners of the land.
They were given instruction to pay 89% of the annual revenue to the state and were permitted to enjoy 11% of the revenue as their share.
The Zamindars were left independent in the internal affairs of their respective districts. - Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements about Poona pact:
1) It was signed between Dr Ambedkar and Gandhi.
2) The pact provided separate electorates for depressed classes.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?CorrectThe Pact provided for reservations for depressed classes, not separate electorates.
According to the Communal Award, the depressed classes were considered as a separate community and as such provisions were made for separate electorates for them.
Mahatma Gandhi protested against the Communal Award and went on a fast unto death in the Yeravada jail on in 1932.
Finally, an agreement was reached between Dr Ambedkar and Gandhi. This agreement came to be called as the Poona Pact. The British Government also approved of it. Accordingly, 148 seats in different Provincial Legislatures were reserved for the Depressed Classes in place of 71 as provided in the Communal AwardIncorrectThe Pact provided for reservations for depressed classes, not separate electorates.
According to the Communal Award, the depressed classes were considered as a separate community and as such provisions were made for separate electorates for them.
Mahatma Gandhi protested against the Communal Award and went on a fast unto death in the Yeravada jail on in 1932.
Finally, an agreement was reached between Dr Ambedkar and Gandhi. This agreement came to be called as the Poona Pact. The British Government also approved of it. Accordingly, 148 seats in different Provincial Legislatures were reserved for the Depressed Classes in place of 71 as provided in the Communal Award - Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to committees appointed by the British, ‘Whitley Commission’ is related to?
CorrectDuring World War I, in 1917, John Henry Whitley chaired a committee which produced a report on the ‘Relations of Employers and Employees’ identifying good industrial relations as a vital need for industrial relations.
IncorrectDuring World War I, in 1917, John Henry Whitley chaired a committee which produced a report on the ‘Relations of Employers and Employees’ identifying good industrial relations as a vital need for industrial relations.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which among the following is/are reasons for the launch of Individual Satyagraha?
1) Gandhi was not satisfied by the August offer made by the British during the course of the Second World War
2) The provisions of Government of India Act, 1935 eroded autonomy of local bodies.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?CorrectDuring the course of the Second World War in order to secure the cooperation of the
Indians, the British Government made an announcement on August 1940, which came to be known
as the ‘August Offer’.
The August Offer envisaged that after the War a representative body of Indians would be set
up to frame the new Constitution. Gandhi was not satisfied with is offer and decided to launch
Individual Satyagraha.
Individual Satyagraha was limited, symbolic and non-violent in nature and it was left to
Mahatma Gandhi to choose the Satyagrahis.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first to offer Satyagraha and he was sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the second Satyagrahi and imprisoned for four months. The individual
Satyagraha continued for nearly 15 monthsIncorrectDuring the course of the Second World War in order to secure the cooperation of the
Indians, the British Government made an announcement on August 1940, which came to be known
as the ‘August Offer’.
The August Offer envisaged that after the War a representative body of Indians would be set
up to frame the new Constitution. Gandhi was not satisfied with is offer and decided to launch
Individual Satyagraha.
Individual Satyagraha was limited, symbolic and non-violent in nature and it was left to
Mahatma Gandhi to choose the Satyagrahis.
Acharya Vinoba Bhave was the first to offer Satyagraha and he was sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
Jawaharlal Nehru was the second Satyagrahi and imprisoned for four months. The individual
Satyagraha continued for nearly 15 months
