Insights Static Quiz -170, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements about Old Stone Age sites.
- These sites are generally located near water sources.
- Some of these sites were near the places where the stone was easily available and where the people could make stone implements.
- Most of these sites are concentrated in Southern India with the exception of Siwalik Hills and Bhimbetka.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
Water sources were the lifeline of the Old Stone Age people and thus the communities lived and hunted close to water sources.
Some of these sites were near the places where the stone was easily available and where the people could make stone implements.
Several rock shelters and caves used by the Paleolithic people are scattered across the subcontinent. Some of the famous sites of Old Stone Age in India are:
- The Soan valley and Potwar Plateau on the northwest India.
- The Siwalik Hills on the north India.
- Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh.
- Adamgarh hill in Narmada valley.
- Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and
- Attirampakkam near Chennai.
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Solution: c)
Water sources were the lifeline of the Old Stone Age people and thus the communities lived and hunted close to water sources.
Some of these sites were near the places where the stone was easily available and where the people could make stone implements.
Several rock shelters and caves used by the Paleolithic people are scattered across the subcontinent. Some of the famous sites of Old Stone Age in India are:
- The Soan valley and Potwar Plateau on the northwest India.
- The Siwalik Hills on the north India.
- Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh.
- Adamgarh hill in Narmada valley.
- Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh and
- Attirampakkam near Chennai.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following describes Mesolithic age
- The use of larger stones as tools was the characteristic feature
- Smaller animals were hunted in general
Select from the following codes
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Solution: b)
- In the Old Stone Age, they used stone tools, hand-sized and flaked-off large pebbles for hunting animals. Stone implements are made of a hard rock known as quartzite. In the sites of Mesolithic Age, a different type of stone tools is found. These are tiny stone artifacts, often not more than five centimetres in size, and therefore called microliths.
- In Mesolithic period, there seems to have been a shift from big animal hunting to small animal hunting and fishing. The use of bow and arrow also began during this period. Also, there began a tendency to settle for longer periods in an area. Therefore, domestication of animals, horticulture and primitive cultivation started. Animal bones are found in these sites and these include dog, deer, boar and ostrich.
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Solution: b)
- In the Old Stone Age, they used stone tools, hand-sized and flaked-off large pebbles for hunting animals. Stone implements are made of a hard rock known as quartzite. In the sites of Mesolithic Age, a different type of stone tools is found. These are tiny stone artifacts, often not more than five centimetres in size, and therefore called microliths.
- In Mesolithic period, there seems to have been a shift from big animal hunting to small animal hunting and fishing. The use of bow and arrow also began during this period. Also, there began a tendency to settle for longer periods in an area. Therefore, domestication of animals, horticulture and primitive cultivation started. Animal bones are found in these sites and these include dog, deer, boar and ostrich.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements:
- He was associated with activities of Punjab National Bank
- Healso helped to establish the Dayananda Anglo-Vedic School
- He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.
- He travelled to the US in 1907, and then returned during World War I.
- He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shri Krishna.
The above statements are associated with?
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Solution: c)
The above statements are associated with Lala Lajpat Rai.
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Solution: c)
The above statements are associated with Lala Lajpat Rai.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
The objective of Saddler Commission was to?
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Solution: a)
The successors of Lord Curzon did not take any active interest in the improvement of the education system. The education system was ‘overloaded’ and the universities worked merely as examining bodies. A fresh commission under Dr. M E Saddler was set up to study and report the problems of university education. This was called Saddler Commission or Calcutta University Commission.
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Solution: a)
The successors of Lord Curzon did not take any active interest in the improvement of the education system. The education system was ‘overloaded’ and the universities worked merely as examining bodies. A fresh commission under Dr. M E Saddler was set up to study and report the problems of university education. This was called Saddler Commission or Calcutta University Commission.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following pairs:
- Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association
- Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty —Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
- Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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Solution: b)
Statement 1: The first committee of the association was composed of: Raja Radhakanta Deb – President, Raja Kalikrishna Deb – Vice-President, Debendranath Tagore – secretary.
Statement 2: In 1884, M. Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu established the Madras Mahajana Sabha.
Statement 3: Indian Association was the first avowed nationalist organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876.
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Solution: b)
Statement 1: The first committee of the association was composed of: Raja Radhakanta Deb – President, Raja Kalikrishna Deb – Vice-President, Debendranath Tagore – secretary.
Statement 2: In 1884, M. Veeraraghavachariar, G. Subramania Iyer and P. Anandacharlu established the Madras Mahajana Sabha.
Statement 3: Indian Association was the first avowed nationalist organization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in 1876.
