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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following given below are the reasons for the break in the Indian Monsoon?
1. The rains fail if the rain bearing storms are not very frequent along the Monsoon trough in northern India.
2. The break in the monsoon is caused due to the wind blowing along the coast in parallel directions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given belowCorrect
Both the statements are correct.
During the south-west monsoon period after having rains for a few days, if rain fails to occur for one or more weeks, it is known as break in the monsoon. These dry spells are quite common during the rainy season. These breaks in the different regions are due to different reasons:
(i) In northern India rains are likely to fail if the rain-bearing storms are not very frequent along the monsoon trough or the ITCZ over this region.
(ii) Over the west coast the dry spells are associated with days when winds blow parallel to the coast.Incorrect
Both the statements are correct.
During the south-west monsoon period after having rains for a few days, if rain fails to occur for one or more weeks, it is known as break in the monsoon. These dry spells are quite common during the rainy season. These breaks in the different regions are due to different reasons:
(i) In northern India rains are likely to fail if the rain-bearing storms are not very frequent along the monsoon trough or the ITCZ over this region.
(ii) Over the west coast the dry spells are associated with days when winds blow parallel to the coast. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsTholu Bommalata is the traditional puppetry art form of which of the following states?
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Tholu Bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Tholu Bommalata literally means “the dance of leather puppets”. The puppeteers make up some of the various entertainers who perform all night and usually re-enact various stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Its performers the part of a group of wandering entertainers and peddlers who pass through villages during the course of a year and offer to sing ballads, tell fortunes, sell amulets, perform acrobatics, charm snakes, weave fishnets, tattoo local people and mend pots.
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Tholu Bommalata is the shadow puppet theatre tradition of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Tholu Bommalata literally means “the dance of leather puppets”. The puppeteers make up some of the various entertainers who perform all night and usually re-enact various stories from Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Its performers the part of a group of wandering entertainers and peddlers who pass through villages during the course of a year and offer to sing ballads, tell fortunes, sell amulets, perform acrobatics, charm snakes, weave fishnets, tattoo local people and mend pots.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following given below are the provisions of the Wavell Plan?
1. Indianization of the Viceroy’s Executive Council
2. Equal representation of caste Hindus and Muslims
3. Partition of India
Select the correct answer using the codes given belowCorrect
Statement 1 and 2 are correct while statement 3 is incorrect.
As per the Wavell Plan, all the members of the Council, except the Viceroy and the Commander-in-Chief, would be Indians. It said, in the Council there would be equal representation of caste Hindus and Muslims. It proposed for a future constitution of India, not its partition.Incorrect
Statement 1 and 2 are correct while statement 3 is incorrect.
As per the Wavell Plan, all the members of the Council, except the Viceroy and the Commander-in-Chief, would be Indians. It said, in the Council there would be equal representation of caste Hindus and Muslims. It proposed for a future constitution of India, not its partition. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements about Charter Act of 1853.
1. The act is known as the Act for the Good Government of India.
2. An Indian Legislative Council was established with local representation for the first time.
3. The civil service was thrown open to the Indians.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
Statement 1 is incorrect while statement 2 and 3 are correct.
Government of India Act of 1858 – known as the Act for the Good Government of India. Charter Act of 1853:
• It established a separate Governor-General’s legislative council which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.
• It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants. The covenanted civil service was thus thrown open to the Indians also.
• It introduced, for the first time, local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.Incorrect
Statement 1 is incorrect while statement 2 and 3 are correct.
Government of India Act of 1858 – known as the Act for the Good Government of India. Charter Act of 1853:
• It established a separate Governor-General’s legislative council which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.
• It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants. The covenanted civil service was thus thrown open to the Indians also.
• It introduced, for the first time, local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following statements regarding Indian (National) Social Conference is/are correct?
1. It was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao.
2. It launched the famous “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take an oath to prohibit child marriage.
Select the correct answer using the codes given belowCorrect
Both the statements are correct.
Indian (National) Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress. Its first session was held in Madras in December 1887.
The Conference met annually as a subsidiary convention of the Indian National Congress, at the same venue, and focused attention on social reform. The Conference advocated inter-caste marriages and opposed kulinism (higher social status) and polygamy. It launched the famous “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take an oath to prohibit child marriage.Incorrect
Both the statements are correct.
Indian (National) Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress. Its first session was held in Madras in December 1887.
The Conference met annually as a subsidiary convention of the Indian National Congress, at the same venue, and focused attention on social reform. The Conference advocated inter-caste marriages and opposed kulinism (higher social status) and polygamy. It launched the famous “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take an oath to prohibit child marriage.
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