Three Quick Points

1. This is solution and analysis of CAPF history portion conducted couple of weeks back
2. Most of the questions were on typical UPSC pattern from oft repeated topics and doable
3. Analysis of past 7 years prelims history portion ( 2015 to 2009) would be done in coming days

1. Which of the following statements about the Swadeshi movement in Bengal in 1905 are correct?
1. It was marked by the mass mobilization through the organization of ‘Samitis”
2. It was marked by the mass mobilization through labour strikes
3. It advocated a constructive programme of self help or ‘atmashakti’
4. In the sphere of education, national schools were established
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4

• Swadeshi is an oft repeated topic.
• All are true. everything seems true – if you try to imagine Swadeshi – Boycott movement.
• They are written even in the summary of Spectrum modern India book.

Learning –– Swadeshi movement, Split in congress, reunification, SUMMARY OF ALL CHAPTERS FROM SPECTRUM IS MUST -YOU MUST REMEEMBER EVERY WORD WRITTEN IN SUMMARY BY HEART

2. Which of the following was/were the features of the Quit India Movement?
1. From the very beginning , it was rural revolt
2. It was essentially a moderate movement
3. It was marked by the unprecedented use of violence
4. It was marked by acute state repression
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4

• 2 is definitely wrong as it was a spontaneous, very violent protest movement.  In any case, 2 and 3 are contradictory so only one of them can be true
• 4 is definitely true as it was marked by acute state repression
• Now check 1, it seems untrue. It was rural revolt from the beginning implies, it remained a rural revolt through out. But in fact, it moved in phases <3 phases actually>

Learning – Quit India movement, phases of movement, compare and contrast imp. features of Non cooperation movement, civil disobedience movement and Quit India movement

3. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below Lists:
List I List II
(Author) (Book)
A. Dadabhai Naoroji 1. Essays on Indian Economics
B. Prafulla Chandra Ray 2. Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India
C. Mahadev Govind Ranade 3. Economic History of India
D. R.C.Dutt 4. The Poverty Problem in India
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

• Repeat
• Nairoji – Poverty and unbritish rule,  a-2, so only a and c left,
• Knowing about R C dutt won’t help
• But Ranade is also very famous – Essays on Indian economics, i.e c-1

Learning – Economic, trade and financial imperialism of British

4. Which of the following statements about the founding of the Indian National Congress (INC) is / are correct?
1. The INC was formed in Bombay 1885
2. The first president of the INC W.C.Banerjee
Select the correct answer using the given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

• Repeat, very simple
• Can’t afford to mark such questions wrong

Learning – Imp. congress sessions from titbits

5. Consider the following statements about the Santhal Hool of 1855-56:
1. The Santhals were in a desperate situation as tribal lands were leased out
2. The Santhal rebels were treated very leniently by British officials
3. Santhal inhabited areas eventually constituted into separate administrative units called Santhal parganas
4. The Santhal rebellion was the only major rebellion in mid 19th century India
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3 only

• 4, only , red flag, pause and think, obviously wrong. There were so many revolts at that time <1857>
• 2 is also wrong, British officials did not treat any rebels leniently
• Now look at 3rd, yes Santhal Parganas was formed

Learning – Imp. tribal and peasant revolts, Santhal, Munda, Tebhaga, Bardoli

6. Who among the following founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1815 ?
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen
(b) Debendranath Tagore
(c) Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Bijoy Krishna Goswami

Simple, D.N. Tagore – Tattvabodhini Sabha, K.C. Sen – Brahmo samaj of India

Learning – names and founders of all imp socio religious reform movements, Books written by R.R.M Roy, Brahmo samaj v/s Arya Samaj, Split in Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samj

7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Permanent Settlement?
(a) The Permanent Settlement vested landownership right in the Zamindar
(b) The Permanent Settlement continued to pay attention to the customary occupancy rights of peasants
(c) The burden of the high revenue assessment was shifted to the peasants under the Permanent Settlement
(d) The condition of the actual cultivators of the land declined under Permanent Settlement

• a and b are contradictory
• It is also known as Zamindari system so obviously a is true

Learning – salient features, geographical spread and initiators of all 3 land revenue systems

8) Which of the following is / are characteristic(s) of the Ryotwari system?
1. It was the brainchild of Thomas Munro
2. It was meant to reduce intermediaries
3. Cultivating peasants were gradually impoverished by the system
4. It was introduced in parts of Madras and Bengal Presidency
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 2 , 3 and 4

• You all know, permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal
• Peasants were impoverished in every system, 3 is true
• Eliminate 4, include 3, only option b
• Other 2 options are also true

Learning – salient features, geographical spread and initiators of all 3 land revenue systems

9. Which of the following is / are characteristics of the debate between ‘Anglieists’ and ‘Orientalists’ in the 1830’ ?
1. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money being spent on printing Sanskrit and Arabic texts
2. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money spent on printing Sanskrit texts and wished to continue to print in Persian
3. The Orientalists wanted stipend for the students of Arabic and Sanskrit
4. The Orientalists started a new Sanskrit College in Delhi
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1only
(b) 1 3, and 4
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 , 3 and 4

• You know the meaning of anglicists – who belived in superiority of European race and their language while orientalist thought there was much to learn from native Oriental languages
• 1 and 3 seems correct by that logic
• 2 would be wrong
• 4 is factual, there was Sanskrit college in Kolkata not in Delhi, In delhi there was Oriental college

Learning – Charter act of 1813 and spread of education and missionaries in India, Maucalay’s vision of education. Woods dispatch,

10. Who among the following British ethnographers launched the Survey of India project in the 1860’s ?

• (a) Hunter
• b) Dufferin
• (c) Risley
• (d) Thurston

Don’t take any load if you don’t know the answer but Dufferin must be eliminated as he was governor general

11) Which of the following statements about ‘Barnaparichay’ a mid 19th century Bengali text is/are correct?
1. It was written by Raja Rammohan Roy
2. It was the most widely used Bengali primer of the time
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

• You must know every book written by Ram Mohan Roy. If you did, you wold know, it wasn’t written by him
• It was written by Ishwar Chand VidyaSagar
• 2 is true, name, Barnaparichay says it all
• Don’t take too much load if you din’t know the answer

Learning – Books written by Ram Mohan Roy, Newspapers, Translations, Organizations, colege established,  his views on sacred Indian texts

12. Which of the following statements about the Champaran Satyagrah is / are correct?
1. The Champaran region had a long tradition of anti-planter discontent and agitation
2. Mahatma Gandhi gave all India publicity to the grievances of Champaran cultivators
3. The cultivators of Champaran had protested against excessive taxation on sugar
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 , 2 and 3

• Repeat
• Champaran, teenkathia system, indigo, eliminate 3
• 2 is obviously true.
• Answer is clear

Learning – Gandhi’s 1st 3 satyahraha, Other leaders involved in Satyagraha