Static Quiz 01 December 2023
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Static Quiz 01 December 2023 for UPSC Prelims
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1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the Jallianwala bagh massacre:
1. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal were local leaders in Punjab for whom solidarity protest was organized.
2. Gandhi gave up his title of Kaiser-e-hind and Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest.
3. Udham Singh assassinated General Reginald Dyer who presided over the suppression of 1919 protests in Punjab.
4. No Indians were included as members in the Hunter committee that was set up to inquire into the excesses done by
General Dyer.
Which of the statements given above are correct?CorrectAnswer: A
Udham Singh, who bore the name, Ram Mohammad Singh Azad, later assassinated Michael
O’Dwyer, the Lieutenant-Governor who presided over the brutal British suppression of the 1919 protests
in Punjab. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.There were three Indians among the members, namely, Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, Vice- Chancellor of Bombay University, and advocate of the Bombay High Court; Pandit Jagat Narayan, lawyer and Member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces; and Sardar Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Khan, a lawyer from Gwalior State. Hence, statement 4 is not correct.
IncorrectAnswer: A
Udham Singh, who bore the name, Ram Mohammad Singh Azad, later assassinated Michael
O’Dwyer, the Lieutenant-Governor who presided over the brutal British suppression of the 1919 protests
in Punjab. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.There were three Indians among the members, namely, Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, Vice- Chancellor of Bombay University, and advocate of the Bombay High Court; Pandit Jagat Narayan, lawyer and Member of the Legislative Council of the United Provinces; and Sardar Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Khan, a lawyer from Gwalior State. Hence, statement 4 is not correct.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the Indian National Army (INA)?
1. The idea of creating an army out of the Indian prisoners of war (POWs) was first mooted by Mohan Singh.
2. With the support of INA, S. C. Bose set up the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore.
3. Jawahar Lal Nehru appeared as defence counsel for INA prisoners in the Court during INA trials.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: D
IncorrectAnswer: D
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements:
1. Communist Party of India (CPI) was banned in British India in 1934 to curb communist activities.
2. Dutt-Bradley thesis prompted communists to work as a united front within the Congress.
3. CPI was against the participation of India in the Second World War.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: A
IncorrectAnswer: A
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following were the demands put forward by the joint League-Congress scheme before the British government in 1916?
1. Self-government at the earliest
2. Representative government through elected majority at Central and Provincial assemblies.
3. Hindus and Muslims to have equal representation in governor-general’s executive council.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.CorrectAnswer: A
The Wavell’s Plan (1945) had the provision of equal representation of high-class Hindus and the
Muslims in the Viceroy’s Executive Council.IncorrectAnswer: A
The Wavell’s Plan (1945) had the provision of equal representation of high-class Hindus and the
Muslims in the Viceroy’s Executive Council. - Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements with respect to Plan Balkan:
1. It was proposed by the Viceroy Lord Wavell.
2. It proposed that the provinces be declared independent successor states rather than an Indian Union.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?CorrectAnswer: B
Statement 1 is not correct: Between March and May of 1947, Mountbatten decided that the Cabinet
Mission Plan had become untenable and formulated an alternative plan.IncorrectAnswer: B
Statement 1 is not correct: Between March and May of 1947, Mountbatten decided that the Cabinet
Mission Plan had become untenable and formulated an alternative plan.
