Target 2011 Test IV

Target 2011
GS Test Series
Test IV

Marks: 115 Time: 2 Hours

Q.1. Answer any one of the following questions. (In about 250 words each): 30

(a) Discuss the ideological differences between Moderates and Extremists.
(b) Explain the contribution of moderates.

Q.2. Answer any two of the following questions. (In about 150 words each): 15x2=30

(a) What are causes of rise of extremism in India?
(b) Why Swadeshi movement failed?
(c) Explain causes of failure of revolutionary movement. What is there contribution?


Q.3. Write about the following questions. (Not exceeding 20 words each): 2x5=10

(1) Alipore Conspiracy Case
(2) Morley-Minto Reforms-1909
(3) Annie Beasant
(4) Lucknow Session of Congress
(5) Montagu's Statement —August 1917


Q4. Answer any two of the following questions. (In about 150 words each): 15x2=30

(1) Critically examine the role of politics in sports in India.
(2) What’s your stand on Maharashtra and Karnataka border dispute?

Q. 5 Mark only one alternative as correct answer. (1 mark for every correct answer. 0.33 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer.)

1. Match the pairs
(Organisation) (Year of foundation)
A. Madras Mahajan Sabha 1. 1876
B. Indian Association 2. 1885
C. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha 3. 1884
D. Bombay Presidency Association 4. 1870

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

2. Consider the following statements regarding Theosophical Society.
i. It was founded in Adyar in 1882 by Annie Besant.
ii. Mrs. Besant attacked social reformers and spread virtues of traditional Hinduism.

Which of these statements is/are incorrect?
(a) i only (b) ii only
(c) Both i & ii (d) neither i nor ii

3. Who reinterpreted Lord Krishna as ideal man, cultural hero, and nation builder?
(a) Jogeshchandra Ghosh (b) Vivekananda
(c) Bankimchandra (d) Sasadhar Tarakchudamani

4. Who used the ‘safety valve theory’ to criticize the Congress for the first time?
(a) Lord Dufferin (b) Lajpat Rai
(c) Girija Mukherji (d) A.P.Sinnet

5. Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as journalist?
(a) B. G. Tilak (b) Surendranath Banerji
(c) Motilal Ghosh (d) Sisirkumar Ghosh

6. Who declared that ‘Bengal united, is power, Bengal divided, will pull several different ways.’?
(a) Risley (b) Surendranath Banerji
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Minto

7. Who was the president of Barisal Conference?
(a) Abdul Rasul (b) Syed Haider Raza
(c) Anandmohan Bose (d) Aswinikumar Dutt

8. Consider the following statements.
i. All India Muslim League was founded by active support of the British government.
ii. All India Muslim League actively opposed the Swadeshi movement.

Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) i only (b) ii only
(c) Both i & ii (d) neither i nor ii

9. The Secretary of State for India was
(a) A minister in the British Cabinet (b) Secretary to the Viceroy
(c) Chief Secretary of the Viceroy’s Council (d) The highest civil servant in British India

10. The Ancient Monuments Act for the preservation and protection of ancient monuments was introduced in India by
(a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Auckland

11. Which of the following were the aspects of ‘Atmashakti’?
i. Assertion of national dignity and honour ii. Self confidence
iii. Fostering indigenous industries
(a) I, ii only (b) ii, iii only
(c) I, iii only (d) I, ii and iii

12. Kadambini Ganguly was popular as
(a) First women graduate of Calcutta University (b) Revolutionary terrorist
(c) First women journalist (d) None of these

13. ‘The Act for Better Govt. of India’ was passed in which of the followings year?
(a) 1773 (b) 1781
(c) 1784 (d) 1858

Directions: Q14 and 15.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and R is the not correct explanation of A.
(c) Assertion (A) is correct and Reason (R) is wrong.
(d) Assertion (A) is wrong and Reason (R) is correct.

14. A: B. G. Tilak favored the use of traditional religion symbols in political affairs.

R: Tilak was moderate communalist.

15. A: Growing trend of militant nationalism found expression in the movement against the partition of Bengal in 1905.

R: The failure of British Govt. to accept any of the important demands of the nationalist produced disillusionment among the politically conscious people with the methods and principles of the dominant moderate leadership.