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Indian HistoryEasyAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2026, GK

Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Movement took place in which of the following States of India?

  1. A.Tamil Nadu
  2. B.Kerala
  3. C.Punjab
  4. D.Uttarakhand

Correct answer

B. Kerala

Explanation

The correct answer is B, Kerala. The Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam was founded in Kerala in 1903 to carry forward the reform ideas of Sri Narayana Guru. Narayana Guru belonged to the Ezhava community, which faced untouchability and exclusion from temples under the rigid caste order of Travancore. His message of "one caste, one religion, one God for man" became the SNDP's motto. The poet Kumaran Asan was its first general secretary, and the movement opened schools, temples and social institutions for the backward castes. It later inspired the Vaikom Satyagraha of 1924-25 for the right to use temple roads. Option A is wrong because the Self-Respect Movement of E.V. Ramasamy Periyar, not the SNDP, belongs to Tamil Nadu. Option C is wrong because Punjab's reform movements include the Singh Sabha and the Akali movement. Option D is wrong because Uttarakhand had no part in the SNDP movement. Exam tip: SNDP Yogam, 1903, Kerala: Sri Narayana Guru, Ezhavas, first secretary Kumaran Asan.

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The 'water frame' of Richard Arkwright was a device for

  1. A.producing a new type of painting
  2. B.irrigating fields for rice cultivation
  3. C.producing strong threads of yarn
  4. D.the faster movement of steamships
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Correct answer: C. producing strong threads of yarn

Richard Arkwright's water frame, patented in 1769, was a spinning machine driven by water power that spun strong cotton thread.

Q2.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GKMedium

Consider the following statements about the Salt March : 1. The Salt March was deliberately ignored by the European media. 2. The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press. 3. The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. 4. The Salt March impressed upon the British the urgent need to devolve more power to Indians. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. A.1, 2 and 4
  2. B.2, 3 and 4
  3. C.3 and 4 only
  4. D.2 and 3 only
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Correct answer: B. 2, 3 and 4

The Salt March drew wide notice in the American and European press, brought women into the national movement in large numbers, and made the British see that they had to share more power with Indians.

Q4.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2016, GKHard

The term Upari refers to which one of the following?

  1. A.A category of proprietary tenure under the Mughal rule
  2. B.A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule
  3. C.A soldier in the Maratha army
  4. D.A village headman in the Mughal period
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Correct answer: B. A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule

In the Maratha villages of the Deccan, an upari was a tenant who cultivated land without any hereditary right to it.

Q5.Indian HistoryAsked in: CDS · CDS-II 2017, GKHard

With regard to nature of Mughal State, who among the following scholars argued that "the peculiar feature of the State in Mughal India was that it served not merely as the protective arm of the exploiting classes, but was itself the principal instrument of exploitation"?

  1. A.Irfan Habib
  2. B.Satish Chandra
  3. C.Athar Ali
  4. D.J. F. Richards
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Correct answer: A. Irfan Habib

In his study of the Mughal agrarian system, Habib argued that the Mughal State did not merely protect the exploiting classes but was itself the main instrument for taking the peasants' surplus.