UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 247

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UPSC PRELIMINARY MOCK TEST 247

Question 66 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Topics that featured in this newspaper regularly were poor quality of sanitation and lack of road maintenance. Through the letters the editor solicited and published, this newspaper gave voice to Calcutta's poor. It attacked corruption in the East India Company and in high echelons of society; it also exposed the problems of low pay for soldiers in the subaltern ranks of the Company's army apart from the Company's failed wars that came under its gaze. This newspaper was
A
Bengal Gazette
B
The India Gazette
C
Samvad Kaumadi
D
The Orientalist
Question 66 Explanation: 

The given extract refers to the Irishman James Augustus Hicky's Bengal Gazette.

To read in slight detail about him and India's first printed newspaper, refer: TH ;

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Question 67 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following personalities of ancient India is/are correctly matched with their fields?
  1. Vishakhadatta - Drama
  2. Varahamihira - Astronomy
  3. Charaka - Medicine
  4. Brahmagupta - Mathematics
A
1 and 3 only
B
1, 2 and 3 only
C
2 and 4 only
D
1, 2, 3 and 4
Question 67 Explanation: 
All four are correct
Question 68 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements regarding Phase-III of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
  1. The Phase-III of PMGSY aims at consolidation of 1 lakh 25 thousand Kilometers through Routes and Major Rural Links that connect habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets, Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals.
  2. The scheme has used waste plastic and cold mix technology to build major portion of roads.
  3. The project is funded both by the Centre and States.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
A
1, 2
B
1, 3
C
2, 3
D
1, 2, 3
Question 68 Explanation: 

The Phase-III of PMGSY aims at consolidation of 1 lakh 25 thousand Kilometers through Routes and Major Rural Links that connect habitations to Gramin Agricultural Markets, Higher Secondary Schools and Hospitals with an estimated cost of 80 thousand 250 crore rupees for the period 2019-20 to 2024-25.
The funding pattern for the scheme will be 60:40 between Centre and the States. For North-East and the Himalayan States the ratio will be 90:10.

A road length of 36 thousand 63 Kilometres has been constructed using green technologies, a major portion of which includes Waste plastic and cold mix technology.
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Question 69 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following provisions of the Government of India Act, 1935 was never implemented:
A
The establishment of an All India Federation.
B
Provincial Autonomy.
C
Establishment of Federal Court.
D
Federal Legislature.
Question 69 Explanation: 
The federal part of the Act and Dyarchy at the centre were never introduced but the provincial part was soon put into operation. Provincial autonomy and Legislature came into effect from 1937. Federal court in 1937. The first elections for provinces under the act were held in 1937.

For the implementation of All India Federation, consent of half of the princely states was required which never happened.

Question 70 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is/are correct about the Regulating Act of 1773?
  1. The act provided for appointment of a Governor-General along with four Councillors in the Presidency of Fort William (Calcutta), jointly called the Governor-General in Council.
  2. The Governors in Councils at Madras and Bombay were brought under the control of Bengal, especially in matters of foreign policy. Now, they could not wage war against Indian states without Bengal's approval.
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
Question 70 Explanation: 
Both are correct. Read more on the
There are 70 questions to complete.