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Spsc Exam Preparation Test No 04 SPSC EXAM PREPARATION TEST NO 04 GENERAL STUDIES (ANSWERS) Time Allowed: 2 hrs Maximum Marks: 100 INSTRUCTIONS THIS TEST CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS, EACH HAVING FOUR RESPONSES, SET YOUR TIMER FOR 2 HOURS AND START ANSWERING THE PAPER. THIS IS A SELF ASSESSMENT SO BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF AND TRY NOT TO CHEAT BY CHEATING IN THIS TEST YOU ARE CHEATING YOURSELF WAIT FOR OUR NEXT MAIL FOR THE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION OF THE QUESTION. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST SPSC EXAM PREPARATION TEAM (FACEBOOK PAGE) CHEERS. 1. Who started the Zamindari System? A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Minto C) Lord Mayo D) Lord Canning Answer: A Explanation: It is also called the Permanent Settlement 2. Land reforms in India comes under A) Central list B) State List C) Concurrent List D) None Answer: B 3. In which year land reform act was passed? A) 1950 B) 1953 C) 1952 D) 1957 Answer: A 4. In which two places Mahalwari system was introduced? A) Punjab and Haryana B) Bengal and Bihar C) Agra and Awadh D) Maharashtra and Kashmir Answer: C 5. Which of the following is not matched correctly? A) Ryotwari System: Karnataka B) Zamindari System: Bengal, Bihar Uttar Pradesh C) Mahalwari System: Awadh D) Operation Barga: Bengal Answer: A Explanation: Ryotwari system was in Maharashtra, Assam 6. Who started the Mahalwari System? A) Sir John Shore B) William Bentick C) Lord Cornwallis D) None Answer: D It was started by Lord Hastings. 7. Who started the Bhoodan movement? A) Acharya Vinoba Bhave B) J P Narayan C) Morarji Desai D) None Answer: A 8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists. List I A) Lands allotted to big feudal landlords B) Lands allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors C) Lands allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sell. D) Revenue settlements made at village level List II 1. Jagirdari System 2. Ryotwari System 3. Mahalwari System 4. Zamindari System Codes: A B C D a) 1 3 2 4 b) 1 4 2 3 c) 3 4 1 2 d) 2 1 3 4 Answer: B 9. Which of the following was included as part of the land reforms initiated in India? A) Abolition of intermediaries B) Tenancy reforms C) Reorganization of agriculture D) All of the above Answer: D 10. ͚Hasil͛ was the actual land collection system of which of the following dynasties? A) Mughals B) Slave C) Tughlaq D) None Answer: A Explanation: Tashkhis/jama were the methods of land assessment during Mughals. 11. The new land acquisition act of 2013 replaced land act of A) 1892 B) 1893 C) 1894 D) 1895 Answer: C 12. Which of the following statements about land acquisition act 2013 is CORRECT? 1) This act is applicable to all states of India 2) It replaces the 120 years old previous rule A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answer: B Explanation: it is not applicable in Jammu and Kashmir 13. According to revenue order no 1 what means ͚mortgaging of fields to a creditor who enjoys the produce of the field as annual instalment towards the loan͛. A) Biyaz B) Masikata C) Pakuria D) All of the above Answer: B 14. Which statement about Revenue Order number 1 is INCORRECT? 1) It is land related order. 2) it is applicable to all communities of Sikkim A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answer: B EXPLANATION: Revenue order number 1 is a land based order in which no Bhutias and Lepchas are to be allowed to sell, mortgage or sublet any of their lands to any person other than a Bhutia or Lepcha 15. Who introduced Zapti system of land revenue in India? A) Aurangzeb B) Akbar C) Babar D) Shar Shah Suri Answer: B It was started by Raja Todar Mal during the reign of Akbar 16. Who was the first Indian political officer of Sikkim? A) Balraj Kapur B) B Singh C) Harishwar Dayal D) Claude White Answer: C Explanation: Claude White was the first political officer from British India 17. Who was the first Rajya Sabha member from Sikkim? A) Chatur Singh Rai B) L S Saring C) Son Kumar Rai D) None Answer: B 18. Which of the following statements about Land acquisition act 2013 is correct? 1) It came into effect from January 1st 2014 2) It hiked the compensation by same amount in rural and urban areas 3) Under it there was need of consent from 70 per cent of the affected land owners in case of their lands being acquired for a public private partnership(PPP) A) 1 and 2 only B) 1 and 3 only C) 1 2 and 3 D) None Answer: B Explanation: it hiked the compensation by four times and twice the market value in rural areas and urban areas, respectively If the acquisition was meant for private companies, consent from 80 per cent of the affected owners was required 19. Patta system of land administration was introduced by which of the following rulers? A) Akbar B) Babar C) Sher Shah Suri D) Humayun Answer: C 20. When was Darjeeling gifted to British India? A) 1834 B) 1835 C) 1836 D) 1837 Answer: B 21. Sikandari Gaj a systematic survey and measurement of the entire cultivable land of a kingdom was started by which of the following rulers? A) Sher Shah Suri B) Sikander Lodi C) Akbar D) Babar Answer: B 22. Assignment of land revenue during the sultanate period is called? A) Iqta B) Khiraj C) Patta D) None Answer: A Explanation: Khiraj was the name for land revenue. 23. Who was the first sultanate ruler who attempted to measure every land in his kingdom? A) Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq B) Allaudin Khilji C) Ghiyas uddin Tughlaq D) Feroz Shah Tughlaq Answer: B 24. When was the first general election held in Sikkim? A) 1951 B) 1952 C) 1953 D) 1954 Answer: C 25. What was the system of each household providing unpaid labour to Mandals and Kazis for a fixed number of days in a year? A) Jharlangi B) Bethi C) Kuruwa D) None Answer: A 26. How many seats were there in Sikkim when the first general election was conducted in 1953? A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13 Answer: C 27. When was the tripartite agreement signed between the Government of India, the Chogyal and the political parties aiming at one man one vote signed? A) 1971 B) 1972 C) 1973 D) 1974 Answer: C 28. The first grant of lease (Land) was accorded to the Nepalese Thekadars by which of the following Chogyals? A) Tashi Namgyal B) Sidkeong Namgyal C) Tshupud Namgyal D) Thutob Namgyal Answer: B 29. In the erstwhile kingdom of Sikkim ͚Kazis͛ were the officials equivalent to the Indian Zamindars. The word Kazi was loosely derived from the word ͚Qadi͛, which means magistrate. The word is derived from which of the following language? A) Turkish B) Sanskrit C) Arabic D) None Answer: C 30. Sikkim was divided into number of ͚illakhas͛ during the Chogyals, which was looked after by a specific kazis or thekadars. Which of the following statements about the illakhas are correct? 1) The total· number of illakhas in Sikkim prior to 1947 was 104 2) Under the land management system of Sikkim, the Raja use to give the illakhas to Kazis Thekadars and managers on lease. A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 Nor 2 Answer: C 31. According to Revenue order number one what means ͞Sub letting where a ryot allows another ryot to settle upon a portion of his own holding generally receiving from him some rent in cash and some assistance in cultivating his own fields͟ A) Pakuria B) Biyaz C) Masikata D) None Answer: A 32. Name the mountain range which separates Sikkim and Bhutan? A) Sanglila Range B) Pangola Range C) Jonsang Range D) None Answer: B 33. Sukumbasi Scheme for the landless was started by the Sikkim Government in which of the following years? A) 2009 B) 2010 C) 2011 D) 2012 Answer: C 34. The first cadastral survey of lands in Sikkim was carried out in the year? A) 1950 B) 1952 C) 1953 D) 1954 Answer: A 35. Which of the following passes lies in Sikkim? A) Batanga-la B) Shipki-la C) Joji-la D) Niti-la Answer: A Explanation: Other important passes of Sikkim are Nathu-la, Jelep-la and the highest one is Chiwabanjang 36. Name the metal that was mined extensively in Pacheykhani and the Rateypani areas of Sikkim during the second half of the 19th century? A) Aluminium B) Zinc C) Copper D) Iron Answer: C 37. With which country Sikkim has its shortest border? A) Nepal B) China C) Bhutan D) None Answer: C 38. Who started the Izaredari system of land settlement in Bengal? A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Dalhousie C) Warren Hastings D) None of the above Answer: C 39. Thomas Munro introduced the method of land revenue settlement in south and western India during the beginning of 19th century, what was the system called? A) Permanent settlement B) Mahalwari system C) Ryotwari system D) None of the above Answer: C 40. Name the Chogyal who started the tradition of sending one son to the monastery? A) Tensung Namgyal B) Chagdor Namgyal C) Tashi Namgyal D) Tshugphud Namgyal Answer: B 41.
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