Which of the following statements regarding the consolidation of British power in 18" century Bengal is/are correct?

1. The Nawab granted the Company the Nizamat powers in 1765.
2. The duties of collecting revenues and administration of justice were entrusted with the European officials of the East India Company.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the code given below the Viceroy who made the statement and when:

In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.

• Lord Curzon, in a letter to Secretary of States in 1900.

• Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal.

• Lord Dufferin, during the fare

• Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906.

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Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore did not define India as a 'nation', because they were

• Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore did not define India as a 'nation', because they were

• opposed to the idea of homogeneity

• supportive of 'oneness'

• critical of hegemonic culture

Socialism refers to

• state-controlled economy.

• liquidation of the bourgeoisie

• removal of peasantry from administration

• establishment of military dictatorship

According to Karl Marx, attainment of communism is possible only after

• resolution of the tension between the leader and led

• completion of permanent revolution

• emergence of exploitation-free society

• the disappearance of the difference between urban and rural areas

India's 'Look East Policy'

1. was articulated during the reign of H.D. Deve Gowda as India's Prime Minister.
2. is directed towards South-East Asian countries
3. is about controlling terrorism
4. seeks to develop a bond among various countries on the basis of economic cooperation.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 3 and 4

The notion of saptanga that was introduced 10 Arthashastra includes

• kings, territory, administration, and treasury.

• music, dance, ragas and wrestling

• ministers, civil servants, subalterns, and those involved in espionage.

• aristocrats acharyas, traders, and monks.

Which one of the following with regard to the Poona Pact, 1932 is not correct?

• Adequate representation of depressed sections in government jobs

• Reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the provincial legislature

• Acceptance of the joint electorate system

• Reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the central legislature

The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on

• the principle of the federation and parliamentary system

• the principle of secession of the British Indian provinces

• acceptance of independence of India

• acceptance of the idea of a constituent assembly to draft a constitution.

Which of the following statements with regard to freedom struggle are correct? If

1. The British rule could prevail in India on the basis of the consent or acquiescence of many sections of the Indian people.
2. The social basis of the colonial regime was among the zamindars and upper classes.
3. The Indian National Army forced the British to withdraw from India.
4. The Hindu Mahasabha supported the partition of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 3 and 4 only

• 1, 2, 3 and 4