Insights Static Quiz -118, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following events are associated with Lord Lytton
- First Famine Commission
- Vernacular Press Act
- Arms Act
Select the correct code
Correct
Answer – d
- The famine of 1876-78 had resulted from the failure of two monsoons. The worst affected areas were Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad, Bombay, Central India and the Punjab. It took a toll of five million lives in a single year. The outbreak of cholera and fever added to the misery of the suffering population. Lytton’s Government failed miserably to tackle the situation. The government’s relief measures seemed to be inadequate. The first Famine Commission (1878-80) under Sir Richard Strachey was appointed.
- In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed. This Act empowered a Magistrate to secure an undertaking from the editor, publisher and printer of a vernacular newspaper that nothing would be published against the English Government.
- In the same year, the Arms Act was passed. This Act prevented the Indians to keep arms without appropriate license.
- Lord Lytton was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880
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Answer – d
- The famine of 1876-78 had resulted from the failure of two monsoons. The worst affected areas were Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad, Bombay, Central India and the Punjab. It took a toll of five million lives in a single year. The outbreak of cholera and fever added to the misery of the suffering population. Lytton’s Government failed miserably to tackle the situation. The government’s relief measures seemed to be inadequate. The first Famine Commission (1878-80) under Sir Richard Strachey was appointed.
- In 1878, the Vernacular Press Act was passed. This Act empowered a Magistrate to secure an undertaking from the editor, publisher and printer of a vernacular newspaper that nothing would be published against the English Government.
- In the same year, the Arms Act was passed. This Act prevented the Indians to keep arms without appropriate license.
- Lord Lytton was Viceroy of India from 1876 to 1880
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Uniform salt tax was imposed in India by
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Answer – a
Lord Lytton introduced uniform salt tax throughout British India.
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Lord Lytton introduced uniform salt tax throughout British India.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements
- Lord Lytton stopped previous efforts for decentralisation of finances
- Hunter Committee on education was appointed by Lord Ripon
Select the right code
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Answer – c
- The system of decentralisation of finance that had begun in the time of Lord Mayo was continued during the time of Lord Lytton. The provincial governments were empowered with some control over the expenditure of all provincial matters like land-revenue, excise, stamps,
law and justice. Lytton wanted to encourage the provinces in collecting the revenue and thereby strengthen the financial power and position of the provinces. - Ripon appointed a Commission in 1882 under the chairmanship of Sir William Hunter.
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Answer – c
- The system of decentralisation of finance that had begun in the time of Lord Mayo was continued during the time of Lord Lytton. The provincial governments were empowered with some control over the expenditure of all provincial matters like land-revenue, excise, stamps,
law and justice. Lytton wanted to encourage the provinces in collecting the revenue and thereby strengthen the financial power and position of the provinces. - Ripon appointed a Commission in 1882 under the chairmanship of Sir William Hunter.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements about recommendations of Hunter Commission
- At the secondary level, both literary and vocational education were to be supported
- Elementary education was to be promoted through local bodies
Which of the above is/are correct
Correct
Answer – c
- Hunter Commission recommended for the expansion and improvement of the elementary education of the masses.
- The Commission suggested two channels for the secondary education-one was literary education leading up to the Entrance Examination of the university and the other preparing the students for a vocational career.
- The Commission noted the poor status of women education.
- It encouraged the local bodies in the villages and towns to manage the elementary education. This had resulted in the extraordinary rise in the number of educational institutions in India
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Answer – c
- Hunter Commission recommended for the expansion and improvement of the elementary education of the masses.
- The Commission suggested two channels for the secondary education-one was literary education leading up to the Entrance Examination of the university and the other preparing the students for a vocational career.
- The Commission noted the poor status of women education.
- It encouraged the local bodies in the villages and towns to manage the elementary education. This had resulted in the extraordinary rise in the number of educational institutions in India
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following about Second Anglo-Afghan war
- It happened due to Russian threat to the British in Afghanistan
- Lord Ripon ended the war with Afghanistan and made peace
Which of the above is/are correct
Correct
Answer – c
- The Afghan policy of the British was based on the assumed threat of Russian invasion of India. The first Afghan War (1838-42) proved to be a disastrous one for the British in India. When Lord Lytton was appointed the Viceroy of India, he was instructed by the home government to follow a forward policy. The Russian attempt to send a mission to Afghanistan was the main cause of the Second Afghan War.
- Ripon was instructed to reverse the Afghan policy of Lytton. Therefore, as soon as he came to India, peace was made with Afghanistan without affecting the British prestige. The proposal of appointing a Resident in Kabul was dropped.
Incorrect
Answer – c
- The Afghan policy of the British was based on the assumed threat of Russian invasion of India. The first Afghan War (1838-42) proved to be a disastrous one for the British in India. When Lord Lytton was appointed the Viceroy of India, he was instructed by the home government to follow a forward policy. The Russian attempt to send a mission to Afghanistan was the main cause of the Second Afghan War.
- Ripon was instructed to reverse the Afghan policy of Lytton. Therefore, as soon as he came to India, peace was made with Afghanistan without affecting the British prestige. The proposal of appointing a Resident in Kabul was dropped.
