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Indian HistoryMediumAsked in: NDA · NDA-I 2020, GAT

Which one among the following American newsmagazines was highly sceptical of Gandhiji's Dandi march initially but within a week completely changed its opinion and saluted him as a Saint and Statesman ?

  1. A.Saturday Evening Post
  2. B.Readers Digest
  3. C.Time
  4. D.Life

Correct answer

C. Time

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Time. When the Salt March began in March 1930, Time magazine mocked Gandhi's thin frame and doubted that the march would reach Dandi; within a week, struck by the crowds and the response, it was hailing him as a saint and a statesman.

Gandhi set out from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930 with 78 followers and broke the salt law at Dandi on 6 April 1930, starting the Civil Disobedience Movement. The march drew wide coverage in the European and American press and made the Indian freedom struggle known around the world; Time also named Gandhi its "Man of the Year" for 1930.

A is wrong because the Saturday Evening Post is not the magazine whose change of tone is recorded.

B is wrong because Reader's Digest, a digest of articles, is not the magazine in this account.

D is wrong because Life began as a news-photo weekly only in 1936, years after the march.

Exam tip: Dandi March 12 Mar–6 Apr 1930; Time first mocked Gandhi, then called him saint and statesman.

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Consider the following statements pertaining to the Satavahanas : 1. Satavahana rulers were identified through metronymics 2. Satavahana succession to the throne was generally patrilineal Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Correct answer: C. Both 1 and 2

Satavahana kings carried names taken from their mothers, yet the throne usually passed from father to son. A metronymic is a name derived from the mother.

Q2.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IHard

Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?

  1. A.The Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal and NWFP.
  2. B.The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.
  3. C.The Act proposed to set up two independent Dominions.
  4. D.The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution.
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Correct answer: B. The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.

The Indian Independence Act did not lay down any Constitution for India; it left the making of the Constitution entirely to the Constituent Assemblies of the new Dominions.

Q3.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IMedium

Which among the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha is/are correct? 1. It was during the course of his campaign against racialism in South Africa that Gandhiji first applied Satyagraha 2. The two vital ingredients of Satyagraha are 'truth' and 'non-violence' 3. The Satyagrahi resists evil by inflicting suffering on himself and not by inflicting suffering on the opponent 4. In India, Satyagraha was first tried by Gandhiji in Champaran Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

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Q4.Indian HistoryAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2019, Paper IHard

Which of the following statements about the Arya Samaj which emerged in the late 19th century are correct ? 1. Had a very strong support base amongst the trading castes 2. Introduced 'shuddhi' or mass purification 3. The moderates in the Arya Samaj were headed by Hans Raj and Lajpat Rai and set up a chain of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic colleges 4. The Arya Samaj had fewer members than the Brahmo Samaj Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are true, while statement 4 is false because the Arya Samaj grew far larger than the Brahmo Samaj.

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The Barrackpore Mutiny of 1824 broke out because the sepoys of the 47th Native Infantry refused to

  1. A.Wear a leather cockade on the turban
  2. B.Use the new Enfield cartridge
  3. C.March to Burma across the sea
  4. D.Serve under Indian officers
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Correct answer: C. March to Burma across the sea

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