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ExplanationsMajorfocusonFreedomStruggleGK
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Observationsabout17HistorycultureQsinCAPF2015
ToughnessoftheHistoryQuestions
Culturerelated(3Qs)
Freedomstruggle:SocioReforms(3Qs)
FreedomStruggle:Gandhi(2Qs)
FreedomStruggle:organizations(3Qs)
FreedomStruggle:Extremists/Communists(2Qs)
FreedomStruggle:Movements/Campaigns(4Qs)

Observationsabout17HistorycultureQsinCAPF2015

IwonderwhatwouldGeneralDongsayaboutthis,butthenagainHedbeneckdeepbusyinCSAT2015
preparation
Only3questionsinculture,outofthem2quiteeasydirectlyavailableinLucentGK(English)|
(AlsoavailableinHindi)/TamilnaduClass11textbook.
Otherwise14MCQsfromFreedomstruggleonly.(~1/10thofthepaper)
11verbatimquestionseachfromSumitSarkarandFromPlasseytoPartition(English)|alsoavailablein
Hindi.PerhapsahintofthingstocomeinCSAT2015?only23rdAugustcantell.
45QuestionsfromBipanChandra,butrequiredgoodrecallingpowerofGKfactoids.
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Overall,lookseasybutratherchallengingpaperinhistoryportion.UPSCexaminerdidnotgofor
randomacademic(google)books,butusedconventionalreferencebookstocomeupwithtough
questions,byfocusingon*notsofamous*movementsandfreedomfighters.
Strategyfornextyear?LucentGK(English)|(AlsoavailableinHindi)+maximumpracticeofMCQs
giveningeneralstudiesmanuals.IfsimultaneouslypreparingforUPSCcivilservices(Andhave
plentyoffreetime),thengothroughSumitSarkarandFromPlasseytoPartition(English)|alsoavailable
inHindiaswell.
PagenumbermayvaryinSpectrum,dependingonEdition.IveusedbookletCforQuestion
Numbers.AnswerkeyCredit:Mr.BrijeshPatel
ToughnessoftheHistoryQuestions
1. Homerule
movement
statements
2. Gandhifirst
hungerstrike
3. RINmutiny
4. Atleeand
Partition

EasybecauseavailableinLucentGK(English)orTamilnaduTextbook
Class11/12orSpectrumHistoryBook(English)

5. Amarsimha,
the
lexigrapher
6. Tolkappiyam,
thetamil
grammar
book
7. GandhiIrwin
pact
8. Movement
vs.Mass

EasytomediumdependingonyourGKpower

9. Freedom
fightervs.
Politicalparty mediumtotoughdependingonyourGKpower
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match
10. Peasant
movementvs. mediumtotoughdependingonyourGKpower
leader
11. Pslamssung
bywomen

Tough

12. QuitIndia
phases

Toughandtrapquestion,liftedfromFromPlasseytoPartition(English)

13. Vasudeo
Phadke

Tough,becauseliftedverbatimfromSumitSarkarbook.SumitSarkarwasahot
bookforUPSCprelimsbackinpreCSATerabutCAPFlevelexams,usageof
thisbookisunexpected!

14. Womenedu.
Champions

Tough,becausenotsofamouspersonsasked

15. Tilak

Tough,dependingonyourGKpowerofrecallingchronologicalorder

16. Communist
leader

Tough,GKtypequestionfromnotsofamousleaders,askedfromBipanChandra

17. AryaSamaj
split

Tough,hardlyanybooktalksaboutthistopic

Culturerelated(3Qs)
Q9.Whichoneofthefollowingisbelievedtobeacompilationofthepsalmssungbythewomen?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Sumangalavilasini
Therigatha
Stridharmapaddhati
Ritusamhara

FromtheFragmentedinformationinvariousgooglebooks,followingisderived
A. Sumangalavilasini

BuddhaghosasCommentaryonDighanikaya

B. Therigatha

plasmofthesisters/songsofthenuns(Buddhistnuns)

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C. Stridharmapaddhati manualforperfectwifehowtoworshiphusbandasgodetc.
D. Ritusamhara

anaccountofseasonsbyKalidasa

So,amongthegivenmostappropriateisoptionBTherigatha.
Q14.Amarasimhaisthenameofa:
A.
B.
C.
D.

famouslexicographerofancientIndia
RajputkingofChalukyalineage
poetmentionedbyKautilyainhisArthashastra
danceformofOdisha

DuringGuptaperiod,TheBuddhistauthorAmarasimhacompiledalexiconcalledAmarakosa.Says
TamilnaduClass11page108.Anothersource:LucentGK(English)page43.Eitherway,AnswerisA.
Q15.TheTolkappiyamisthenameof:
A.
B.
C.
D.

astepwellofWesternIndia
thebookonTamilgrammar
acollectionofTamilbhaktipoems
acollectionofKannadapoems

AnswerBTamilnaduClass11HistorytextbookandLucentGK(English)page40.

Freedomstruggle:SocioReforms(3Qs)
115.BalgangadharTilakwasassociatedwith:
1.
2.
3.
4.

PoonaSarvajanikSabha
TheAgeofConsentBill
GaurakshiniSabha
AtmiyaSabha

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
A.
B.
C.
D.

1and2only
1,2and4
3and4
2and4only

Atmiyasabhatiming1815soTilakassociationnotpossible,hewasbornin1856.ByEliminatingoption
Aremains.
60.In1893,thereoccurredasplitintheAryaSamajontheissue(s)of:
1. Meateatingvsvegetarianism
2. Castesystemandwidowremarriage
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3. Shuddhiofconverts
4. AnglicisedvsSanskritbasededucation
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
1.
2.
3.
4.

1,3and4
2and4
1and4only
1only

AnswerD:In1893AryaSamajsplitoverlinkedissuesofVegetarianismandcowprotection.Page152
AConciseHistoryofModernIndiabyMetcalf&Metcalf.
75.Whoamongthefollowingwerewellknownaschampionsofwomenseducationincolonial
India?
1.
2.
3.
4.

SisterSubbalaksmi
BegumRokeyaSakhawatHossain
KeshubChandraSen
AnandaCoomaraswamy

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
E.
F.
G.
H.

1,2,3and4
1,2and3only
3and4only
1and2only

AspergooglebooksSisterSubbalakshmisetupaschoolforyounghighcastewidowsinMadras.So1is
right.ImunabletofindanyspecificreferencewhichsaysAnandaCoomaraswamydidxyzmagnificent
thingforwomeneducation.Hewasmainlyfocusedonteachingthewesternworldgoodthingsabout
Indianculture.So,1isrightand4isnotrightthereisonlyonesuchoptionB:1,2and3correct.

FreedomStruggle:Gandhi(2Qs)
Q8.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGandhiIrwinPactisNOTcorrect?
A.
B.
C.
D.

GandhiwrotealetterseekinganinterviewwiththeViceroy
CivilDisobediencemovementwastobediscontinued
Theimprisonedfreedomfightersweretobereleased
Allthelandsthathadbeenconfiscatedweretobereturnedtotheoriginalowners

Ans.SpectrumHistoryBook(English)Page174mentionsBtoD,soonlyAisleftandthatsthe
answer.
64.WhereandwhendidMahatmaGandhifirstusehismethodofhungerstriketoachievea
desiredgoal?
A. AtNatalinSouthAfricaintheyear1906
B. AtChamparanintheyear1917
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C. AtAhmedabadintheyear1918
D. AtCapeTowninSouthAfricaintheyear1906
Gandhisfirsthungerstrikewasin1913toatoneforimmoralbehaviorofhisfriends.Thenin1918,he
fastedtoprotestforlowwagesofmillworkersinAbad.saysthisgooglebook.
AnothersourceSpectrumHistoryBook(English)page124.althoughitdoesntmentionthewordfirst.
BipanChandrapage180impliesitwasthefirst.
Anyways,Amongthegivenoptions,Cwouldbemostappropriate.

FreedomStruggle:organizations(3Qs)
1.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowtheLists:
ListI(Person)
A.B.R.Ambedkar
B.SikanderHayatKhan
C.FazlulHuq
D.Khaliquzzaman

ListII(PoliticalParty)
1.PakistanMuslimLeague
2.KrishakPrajaParty
3.UnionistParty
4.IndependentLabourParty

Answerchoices:
Code
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
4
4
1
1

B
2
3
2
3

C
3
2
3
2

D
1
1
4
4

B.R.AmbedakarIndipendentlabourParty.FazlulHAqKrishakPrajaParty.Thereisonlyoneoption
whereA4C2observed.soByeliminatingcorrectanswerisB.
52.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowtheLists:
ListI(Movement)
A.BardoliSatyagraha
B.Tebhaga
C.Satyasodhak
D.Ulgulan

ListII(Massbase/Following)
1.Bargadars
2.Kaliparaj
3.MundasSamaj
4.Kunbipeasantry

Answerchoices:
Code
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
2
2
3
3

B
4
1
4
1

C
1
4
1
4

D
3
3
2
2

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LucentGK(English),readyreferencedatagiveninlastpartofthebook:
SpectrumHistoryBook(English)readyreferencedata:Bardoli=KanbiPatidarpeasants:A4.but

thereisnosuchoptionmatching.
But,asperMrunalslandreformarticleseries::BardoliSatyagrahaalsoaimedforsocialupliftmentof
Kaliparajcastewhoworkedaslandlesslaborers.Thatmeans,A2
TebhagawasRichfarmers(Jotedars)vs.Sharecroppers(Bargadar)SoB1.AndBirsaMundas
Ulgulan(1899)involvedMundatribals.so,
A2B1D3=onlyseeninoption(b)so,byeliminationtheAnswerisB.
56.WhichoneofthefollowingwasNOTthefeatureoftheHomeRulemovementinIndia?
A.
B.
C.
D.

BoycottandPicketing
TwoseparateHomeRuleLeaguesratherthanoneAllIndiaHomeRuleOrganisation
Settingupofdiscussiongroupsandreadingrooms
Saleandcirculationofpamphlets

Ans.ASpectrumHistoryBook(English)Page104and105statementsfrombtoDareright.thatmeans
Awasnotthefeature.

FreedomStruggle:Extremists/Communists(2Qs)
69.WhichofthefollowingwerethemaininfluencesonVasudeoBalvantPhadke?
1.
2.
3.
4.

ExperienceoftheDeccanfamineof187677
Hindurevivalism
TheoryofDrainofWealth
ReformistideaofPhule

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
A.
B.
C.
D.

1,2and3
2,3and4
1and3only
2and4only

SumitSarkarPage41:hewasaclerkwhoseemstohavebeeninfluencedby
Ranadeslecturesondrainofwealth(#3),experienceofDeccanFamine(#1)andgrowingHindu
revivalistmood(#2).accordingly,theansweris#A.
74.WhoamongthefollowingwasNOTaCommunistleaderincolonialIndia?
A.
B.
C.
D.

P.C.Roy
S.A.Dange
MuzaffarAhmad
Singaravelu

AsperBipanChandraCh.24.Theriseofleftwingpage197
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Leader
S.A.Dange
MuzaffarAhmad
M.Singaravelu

Region
Bombay
Bengal
Madras

communistpamphlet
GandhiandLenin
Navayug,Langal
LabourKisanGazette

ThatmeansonlyAisleft,sohecantbealeftistleader!GooglerevealsP.C.Roywasnot
communisisleader.HewasthefounderofBengalChemicals&Pharmaceuticals,Indias
firstpharmaceuticalcompany,soanswerisA

FreedomStruggle:Movements/Campaigns(4Qs)
109.WhichofthefollowingrepresentsthemainphasesoftheQuitIndiaMovement?
1. Strikes,boycotts,andpicketinginurbancentres
2. Widespreadattacksinruralareasonthemanysymbolsandmeansofcolonialruleandauthority,
e.g.railways,telegraphlines,andGovernmentbuildings
3. FormationofHomeRuleleagues
4. TheKarnatakamethod
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
A.
B.
C.
D.

1and2only
2,3and4
1,2and4
1and4only

FromFromPlasseytoPartition(English)page416asperSumitSarkar,QuitIndiamovementhad3
phases,andaccordinglystatement1,2and4areright.HenceoptionC
112.Whichofthefollowingwas/wereNOTpart/partsoftheRINMutiny?
A.
B.
C.
D.

IndianNationalArmy
HMISTalwar
Hungerstrikebynavalratings
LordIrwin

Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelow:
A.
B.
C.
D.

1and2
2and3
1and4
4only

AnswerisDbecauseRINhappenedin1946,soLordIrwinnotassociatedwithit.
121.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsconcerningtheFreedomandPartitionofIndiaisNOT
correct?
A. InFebruary1947,BritishPrimeMinisterAttleeannouncedthattheBritishwerenotgoingto
transferpowertoIndians,comewhatmay
B. LordWavelladvocatedtotalwithdrawaloftheBritishfromIndiaby31March,1948
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C. ItwasLordMountbattenwhospeededuptheprocessoftransferofpower
D. ThePlanBalkanwasabandonedonaccountofNehrusoppositiontoit
AnswerA,becauseAttleeagreedintransferofpowerwithdeadline30june1948(SpectrumHistory
Book(English)page234)soOptionA.
124.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodegivenbelowtheLists:
ListI(PeasantMovement)
A.BakashtLandMovement
B.EkaMovement
C.MappilaRebellion
D.AvadhKisanSabhaMovement

ListII(Leader/Follower)
1.BabaRamchandra
2.KunhammedHaji
3.MadariPasi
4.KaryanandSharma

Code:
Code
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

A
4
4
1
1

B
3
2
2
3

C
2
3
3
2

D
1
1
4
4

Mrunalslandreformarticleseries.EkaMovementMadariPasisoB3

BipanChandrapage202:KunhammadHajiwasassociatedwithMappilarebellionandensured
Hinduswerenotlootedormolested.SoC2.
BipanChandrapage349:KaryanandSharmaledBakashtLandmovementinMonghyrdistrict.So,
A4
A4B3C2:Accordingly,theanswerisA.
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