APPSC Group-I Prelims 2003
160 questions from the 2003 papers, each with the official answer and an explanation.
A question repeated across years is listed once, under one of the years it appeared.
- Q1Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
In which of the following great texts is Purusha Suktam found?
- aRigvedaAnswer
- bManusmriti
- cMahabharata
- dTirukkural
Explanation
Option A is correct because the Purusha Suktam is found in the 10th Mandala (Sukta 90) of the Rigveda, famous for detailing the cosmic sacrifice of Purusha and the earliest reference to the four varnas. Option B: Manusmriti is a post-Vedic legal and ethical text (Dharmashastra), not the source of this Rigvedic hymn. Option C: Mahabharata is an ancient Sanskrit epic composed by Vyasa, not the core Vedic Samhita containing the Purusha Suktam. Option D: Tirukkural is a classic Tamil didactic work composed by Thiruvalluvar.
- Q2Vedic Age and the Mahajanapadas
Which of the following clans the first rulers of Jains are belived?
- aSatavahana clan
- bKakatiya clanAnswer
- cThe Gupta clan
- dReddy clan
Official answer shown. The explanation is under review.
- Q3Post-Mauryan India and the foreign invasions
Who is the author of the book Buddhacharita?
- aVishakhadatta
- bBanabhatta
- cAshvaghoshaAnswer
- dSri Harsha
Explanation
Option C is correct because Ashvaghosha, an eminent Buddhist philosopher and poet in the court of Kanishka, wrote Buddhacharita, the celebrated Sanskrit epic narrating the life of Gautama Buddha. Option A: Vishakhadatta authored historical Sanskrit plays such as Mudrarakshasa and Devichandraguptam. Option B: Banabhatta was the court poet of Harshavardhana and authored Harshacharita and Kadambari. Option D: Sri Harsha was a twelfth-century philosopher-poet who composed Naishadha Charita.
- Q4Post-Mauryan India and the foreign invasions
What was the Nellore region called in ancient times ?
- aVengi Nadu
- bPalnadu
- cPakanaduAnswer
- dChalukyana
Explanation
Option C is correct because the coastal territory covering the present-day Nellore and parts of Prakasam districts was historically known as Pakanadu. Option A: Vengi Nadu refers to the coastal tract situated between the Krishna and Godavari rivers. Option B: Palnadu designates the western upland area of modern Guntur district. Option D: Chalukyana is not a recognized historical territorial designation for the Nellore region.
- Q5Post-Mauryan India and the foreign invasions
From where did 'Sangam' literature derive its name?
- aBuddhist Sangha
- bA group of poetsAnswer
- cSangama dynasty
- dA professional trade association
Explanation
Option B is correct because the word Sangam is derived from the Sanskrit word Sangha, referring here to the assembly or academy of Tamil poets and scholars that gathered under the patronage of the Pandya kings in Madurai. Option A: Buddhist Sangha was the monastic order established by the Buddha, whereas the Sangam literature emerged from Tamil poetic assemblies. Option C: Sangama dynasty was the initial ruling line of the Vijayanagara Empire founded in the fourteenth century, long after the Sangam period. Option D: A professional trade association was known as a sreni, nigama, or manigramam, which is distinct from a literary academy.
- Q6Gupta and post-Gupta India
Which of the following are wrongly paired?
- aBrhatkatha – Gunadhya
- bGathasaptasati – Hala
- charsacharitha – HarshavardhanuduAnswer
- dMallana – Rajasekher Charita
Explanation
Option C is correct because Harshacharita was written by the court poet Banabhatta, not by King Harshavardhana himself. Option A: Gunadhya composed the Brihatkatha in the Paisachi language. Option B: Satavahana King Hala compiled the Prakrit poetic anthology Gathasaptashati. Option D: Madayyagari Mallana authored Rajashekhara Charitra in Telugu.
- Q7Gupta and post-Gupta India
Who were the patrons of the temples of Khajuraho?
- aGujara Pratiharas
- bChandelasAnswer
- cParamars
- dChalukyas
Explanation
Option B is correct because the temples of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh were patronised and constructed between the 10th and 11th centuries CE by rulers of the Chandela dynasty. Option A: Gurjara-Pratiharas ruled northern India earlier from Kannauj and were not the patrons of the Khajuraho complex. Option C: Paramaras ruled the Malwa region and were patrons of sites like Bhojpur, not Khajuraho. Option D: Chalukyas ruled primarily in the Deccan and western India, not the Bundelkhand region.
- Q8Gupta and post-Gupta India
Who were the patrons of the Khajuraho temples?
- aGurjara Pratiharas
- bChandela dynastyAnswer
- cParamaras
- dChalukyas
Explanation
Option B is correct because the Khajuraho temple complex in Bundelkhand was constructed between 950 and 1050 CE under the royal patronage of the Chandela dynasty. Option A: The Gurjara Pratiharas built temple groups in northern India, such as at Bateshwar and Osian, not Khajuraho. Option C: The Paramaras ruled Malwa and patronised temples like the Udayeshvara temple at Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh. Option D: The Chalukyas built rock-cut and structural temples primarily across the Deccan and Gujarat, not in Bundelkhand.
- Q9Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Which of the following cities was founded by the Eastern Chalukyas ?
- aAmaravati
- bRajahmundryAnswer
- cWarangal
- dDhanya Katakam
Explanation
Option B is correct because Rajahmundry, originally known as Rajamahendravaram, was established as a prominent political and cultural capital by the Eastern Chalukyas. Option A: Amaravati served as an ancient Buddhist centre and regional seat long before the Eastern Chalukyas under the Satavahanas. Option C: Warangal, originally Orugallu, was developed and fortified by the Kakatiya dynasty, not the Eastern Chalukyas. Option D: Dhanya Katakam, also known as Dharanikota, was an ancient administrative hub and capital of the Satavahana rulers.
- Q10Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Who of the following Kings bore the title Mahamandaleswara?
- aThe Satavahana Kings
- bThe Chalukya Kings
- cThe Rastrakuta kings
- dThe Kakatiya KingsAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because early Kakatiya rulers like Beta I, Prola I, Beta II, and Prola II served as feudatories under the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani and governed the Anumakonda region with the subordinate title Mahamandaleswara. Option A: Satavahana rulers were sovereign sovereigns from their inception and used imperial titles such as Dakshinapathapati and Rajan. Option B: Imperial Chalukya monarchs assumed sovereign titles such as Maharajadhiraja, Parameshwara, and Satyashraya. Option C: Sovereign Rashtrakuta emperors bore imperial titles like Paramabhattaraka and Maharajadhiraja rather than subordinate feudatory titles.
- Q11Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Who ot the following Kakatiya kings is reputed to have ruled over the whole of Andhradesa extending for Ganjam in the north to Kanjeevaram in the south, embracing all the present Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema regions?
- aPrataparudra-I
- bPrataparudra-II
- cBetaraju -I
- dGanapatidevaAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because Ganapatideva brought virtually the entire Telugu-speaking land under Kakatiya hegemony, unifying coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema, and Telangana into a single empire. Option A: Prataparudra-I expanded the kingdom significantly but his conquests did not extend south to Kanjeevaram. Option B: Prataparudra-II inherited this unified empire and focused on defending it against Delhi Sultanate invasions. Option C: Betaraju-I was an early feudatory ruler whose influence was restricted to the region around Hanumakonda.
- Q12Early medieval South Indian dynasties
According to which inscription the first Beta king was the first Kakatiya king ?
- aJunagadh Inscription
- bGhantasala Inscription
- cKazipet InscriptionAnswer
- dAmaravati inscription
Explanation
Option C is correct because the Kazipet (or Kazipet Dargah) inscription of Durgaraja establishes Beta I (Beta Raja I) as the first ruler and founder of the Kakatiya lineage. Option A: The Junagadh Inscription is associated with the Mauryas and Rudradaman I in Gujarat. Option B: The Ghantasala Inscription pertains to Buddhist and maritime trade records in coastal Andhra. Option D: The Amaravati inscriptions relate to Buddhist records and Satavahana or local dynastic grants.
- Q13Early medieval South Indian dynasties
During whose reign in Andhra Desa, were the gold coins known as 'Mada'?
- aThe Satavahanas
- bThe Kakatiyas
- cThe Vijayanagara rulersAnswer
- dThe Chalukyas
Official answer shown. The explanation is under review.
- Q14Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Who among the following poet's graced the royal court of Pedakomati Vemareddy?
- aBammera Pothanamatya
- bSrinatha SarvabhaumaduAnswer
- cTikkana Somayaji
- dVemulawada Bhimakavi
Explanation
Option B is correct because Kavi Sarvabhauma Srinatha served as the Vidyadhikari (minister of education) in the royal court of Pedakomati Vema Reddy of the Kondaveeti Reddy dynasty. Option A: Bammera Pothana was an independent devotee-poet who refused royal patronage and dedicated his Bhagavatam to Lord Rama. Option C: Tikkana Somayaji lived earlier in the 13th century and was patronized by King Manumasiddhi II of Nellore. Option D: Vemulawada Bhimakavi was an early medieval poet associated with the Eastern Chalukyas, not the Kondaveeti Reddys.
- Q15Early medieval South Indian dynasties
Who of the following well-known Telugu poets adorned the court of Pedakomati Vemareddy?
- aNannayabhattu
- bKavisarvabhauma SrinathaAnswer
- cAllasani Peddanamatya
- dErrpragada
Explanation
Option B is correct because Kavisarvabhauma Srinatha was the Vidyadhikari in the court of Pedakomati Vema Reddy, who himself was an accomplished scholar and authored works on poetics and music. Option A: Nannayabhattu belonged to the eleventh century and flourished in the Eastern Chalukyan court at Rajahmundry. Option C: Allasani Peddanamatya served as the chief poet in the court of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya in the sixteenth century. Option D: Errpragada lived a century earlier and served as the poet laureate of Prolaya Vema Reddy.
- Q16The Delhi Sultanate
Which of the following statements about Muhammad bin Tughlaq is not true?
- aHe murdered his father Ghiyasuddin
- bHis real name was Jauna Khan
- cHe ascended the throne in AD 1300Answer
- dAfter occupying Warangal in AD 1323, he named it Sultanpur
Explanation
Option C is correct because Muhammad bin Tughlaq ascended the throne in 1325 AD, not 1300 AD. Foundation of the Tughlaq dynasty by Ghiyasuddin: 1320 AD Conquest and renaming of Warangal: 1323 AD Accession of Muhammad bin Tughlaq: 1325 AD Option A: Several contemporary accounts including that of Ibn Battuta record that he was responsible for the collapse of the pavilion that killed Ghiyasuddin. Option B: Jauna Khan, or Fakhruddin Jauna, was indeed his personal name prior to taking the regnal title. Option D: The Kakatiya capital of Warangal was captured under his leadership in 1323 AD and officially renamed Sultanpur.
- Q17Vijayanagara and the Deccan Sultanates
Whose empire was ruled by the vassals known as ' Nayakas ' The reign of ?
- aKakatiyasAnswer
- bPallavas
- cYadavas
- dSatavahanas
Explanation
Option A is correct because the Kakatiya rulers developed and institutionalised the Nayamkara system, under which the kingdom was divided among military chieftains called Nayakas who maintained troops for the sovereign. Option B: Pallava administration was structured around traditional divisions like Rashtras and Nadus governed by royal officers rather than the Kakatiya Nayaka system. Option C: Yadavas of Devagiri operated under a conventional feudal framework and did not pioneer this specific Nayaka system. Option D: Satavahana administration relied on functionaries like Maharathis and Mahabhojas rather than Nayakas.
- Q18Advent of the Europeans and the struggle for supremacy
Which of the following places was a Dutch colonial settlement?
- aYanam
- bMahe
- cKaraikal
- dBhimiliAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because Bhimili (Bheemunipatnam), located on the coast of Andhra Pradesh, was an established Dutch colonial settlement and trading post dating back to the seventeenth century. Option A: Yanam was a French colonial enclave located along the Godavari river. Option B: Mahe was a French settlement situated on the Malabar coast of Kerala. Option C: Karaikal was a French territorial possession situated on the Coromandel coast.
- Q19British rule: administration, economy and society
In which book did Dadabhai Naoroji propose his 'Drain of Wealth' theory?
- aEconomic Problems in India
- bEconomic History
- cBritish Rule and Its Consequences
- dPoverty and Un-British Rule in IndiaAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because Dadabhai Naoroji formulated and published his comprehensive Drain of Wealth analysis in his landmark work Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, which was published in 1901. Option A: It is not a work authored by Dadabhai Naoroji. Option B: It refers broadly to the subject or to Romesh Chunder Dutt's The Economic History of India rather than Naoroji's treatise. Option C: It is an invented title and not the book authored by Dadabhai Naoroji.
- Q20British rule: administration, economy and society
Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
- aSir William JonesAnswer
- bFriedrich Max
- cSurendranath Banerjee
- dIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Explanation
Option A is correct because Sir William Jones, a British philologist and jurist, founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta in 1784 to encourage Oriental research. Option B: Friedrich Max Muller was a German philologist who translated the Rigveda but was never associated with founding the Asiatic Society. Option C: Surendranath Banerjee was a 19th-century political leader who co-founded the Indian National Association, not the Asiatic Society. Option D: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a social reformer and educator noted for his work on widow remarriage, not the founder of the Asiatic Society.
- Q21Socio-religious reform movements
Kandukuri Veerashalingam died in the year
- a1905
- b1919Answer
- c1926
- d1931
Explanation
Option B is correct because Kandukuri Veeresalingam Pantulu passed away on 27 May 1919 in Madras while actively engaged in literary and reform activities. Birth of Kandukuri Veeresalingam: 16 April 1848 Death of Kandukuri Veeresalingam: 27 May 1919 Option A: 1905 is associated with the launch of the Vandemataram movement, not his death. Option C: 1926 is an incorrect year; he had already passed away seven years earlier. Option D: 1931 is an incorrect year.
- Q22Socio-religious reform movements
In which year did Kandukuri Veeresalingam pass away?
- a1905
- b1919Answer
- c1926
- d1931
Explanation
Option B is correct because Kandukuri Veeresalingam, the pioneer of the social reform movement in Andhra, passed away on 27 May 1919. Option A: 1905 is associated with the Swadeshi movement and the foundation of the Hitakarini Samaj by him, not his death. Option C: 1926 is an incorrect year, falling seven years after his demise. Option D: 1931 is incorrect as he had already passed away in 1919.
- Q23The Indian National Movement
Where was the Quit India Resolution passed on August 8, 1942?
- aIn BombayAnswer
- bIn Lucknow
- cIn Lahore
- dIn Karachi
Explanation
Option A is correct because the All India Congress Committee officially ratified the Quit India Resolution at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on August 8, 1942. Option B: Lucknow was not the meeting place of the All India Congress Committee in August 1942. Option C: Lahore hosted the 1929 Congress session and the 1940 Muslim League session, not the Quit India meeting. Option D: Karachi was the host city for the 1931 Congress session and had no role in passing the 1942 resolution.
- Q24The Indian National Movement
How many times was Gandhiji the president of the Indian National Congress?
- aThree times
- bOnly onceAnswer
- cFive times
- dNever
Explanation
Option B is correct because Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of the Indian National Congress only once, at the Belgaum session in December 1924. Option A: Gandhi never presided over the Congress three times. Option C: Five sessions were never presided over by Gandhi. Option D: Gandhi did preside over the session held in Belgaum in 1924, making it incorrect to say he never did.
- Q25The Indian National Movement
Arrange the following in chronological order: i. Dandi March ii. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre iii. Quit India Movement iv. Swadeshi Movement
- aii, iv, i, iii
- biv, ii, i, iiiAnswer
- cii, i, iv, iii
- div, ii, iii, i
Explanation
Option B is correct because placing these landmark events in their chronological order from earliest to latest yields the sequence iv, ii, i, iii. iv. Swadeshi Movement: 1905 ii. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 1919 i. Dandi March: 1930 iii. Quit India Movement: 1942 Option A: Places the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919 before the Swadeshi Movement of 1905. Option C: Omits the Swadeshi Movement from the first position despite it occurring in 1905. Option D: Inverts the sequence by placing the 1942 Quit India Movement before the 1930 Dandi March.
- Q26The Indian National Movement
Who among the following were the Indian National Army officers tried by the military court in the Red Fort on charges of treason during the Indian independence movement?
- aRash Behari Bose and Captain Mohan Singh
- bCaptain Mohan Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose
- cShah Nawaz Khan, G.S. Dhillon and Prem SehgalAnswer
- dG.S. Dhillon, Rash Behari Bose and Captain Mohan Singh
Explanation
Option C is correct because the first and most widely publicized INA court-martial held at the Red Fort in November 1945 jointly prosecuted Shah Nawaz Khan, G.S. Dhillon, and Prem Kumar Sehgal for treason, murder, and waging war against the King-Emperor. Option A: Rash Behari Bose died of illness in Japan in January 1945, and Mohan Singh was not among the officers tried in this joint Red Fort proceeding. Option B: Subhash Chandra Bose died in an air crash in August 1945 prior to the start of the Red Fort trials. Option D: Rash Behari Bose had already passed away in Tokyo months before the military court convened.
- Q27The Indian National Movement
The First Andhra Communist Party meeting was held on January 29, 1936 at
- aKakinadaAnswer
- bAnantapur
- cGudiwada
- dmachilipatnam
Explanation
Option A is correct because Puchalapalli Sundarayya organized the secret founding meeting of the Andhra Communist Party at Kakinada on January 29, 1936. January 29, 1936: Secret convention held at Kakinada Key participant: P. Sundarayya Outcome: Formation of the first regional committee of the Communist Party in Andhra Option B: Anantapur is incorrect because early communist organizing in the state centered on coastal Andhra rather than Rayalaseema. Option C: Gudiwada is incorrect because it became an important center for peasant agitations only in subsequent years. Option D: Machilipatnam is incorrect because while it was a major nationalist hub, it was not the venue for this inaugural 1936 communist meeting.
- Q28The Indian National Movement
Where was the first meeting of the Andhra Communist Party held on January 29, 1936?
- aKakinadaAnswer
- bAnantapur
- cGudivada
- dMachilipatnam
Explanation
Option A is correct because the foundational meeting of the Andhra Communist Party took place secretly at Kakinada on January 29, 1936 under the initiative of P. Sundarayya. January 29, 1936: Secret gathering convened at Kakinada Convener: P. Sundarayya Result: Founding of the Andhra Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of India Option B: Anantapur is incorrect because the initial communist cell in Andhra was established in coastal Andhra, not Rayalaseema. Option C: Gudivada is incorrect because it gained prominence in later peasant movements rather than as the site of the 1936 inaugural meeting. Option D: Machilipatnam is incorrect because the organizational meeting specifically gathered at Kakinada.
- Q29The Andhra Movement and the formation of Andhra State
In whose thoughts was the Andhra Mahasabha during the period of independence in Andhra Emerged ?
- aKokkonda Venkataratnam
- bKonda VenkatappayyaAnswer
- cBaddam Ellareddy
- dRavi Narayana Reddy
Explanation
Option B is correct because Konda Venkatappayya was the foremost visionary behind the separate Andhra state movement and the primary architect whose organizational initiatives gave birth to the Andhra Mahasabha in 1913. Option A: Kokkonda Venkataratnam was a 19th-century Sanskrit and Telugu scholar and writer not involved in founding the Andhra Mahasabha. Option C: Baddam Ellareddy was a prominent communist leader involved in the Telangana Armed Struggle, unrelated to the early Andhra movement in coastal Andhra. Option D: Ravi Narayana Reddy was a communist leader and key figure in the Andhra Mahasabha of the Hyderabad Princely State, not the coastal Andhra movement during early independence efforts.
- Q30Post-independence consolidation and reorganisation
When did Smt. Gandhi and G.V. Bhatta sign the Simla Agreement?
- aJune 2, 1972
- bJuly 2, 1972Answer
- cJune 2, 1971
- dJuly 2, 1971
Explanation
Option B is correct because the historic Simla Agreement was signed between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistan's President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on July 2, 1972. Option A: June 2, 1972 is incorrect because the summit in Simla concluded and the pact was signed in early July 1972. Option C: June 2, 1971 is incorrect because the agreement was signed after the December 1971 Indo-Pak war, not before it. Option D: July 2, 1971 is incorrect because the agreement took place in 1972 following the liberation of Bangladesh.
- Q31Telugu language and literature, from the Kavitrayam to the moderns
Kshetrayya, the poet of erotic verses, born and based at Movva in Krishna district, dedicated his verses to
- aTirumala Nayaka of Maduri
- bVijaya Raghava Nayaka of Tanjore
- cAbdulla qutub Shah of Golconda
- dAll the aboveAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because Kshetrayya, the renowned composer of Telugu padams from Movva, visited and composed padams dedicated to the presiding deities in the royal courts of all three contemporary rulers: Tirumala Nayaka of Madurai, Vijaya Raghava Nayaka of Thanjavur, and Abdullah Qutb Shah of Golconda. Option A: Incomplete because it omits the courts of Tanjore and Golconda, where Kshetrayya also presented his compositions. Option B: Incomplete because it ignores the significant numbers of padams dedicated during his visits to Madurai and Golconda. Option C: Incomplete because Kshetrayya was equally patronized by the Nayaka kings of Madurai and Tanjore.
- Q32Telugu language and literature, from the Kavitrayam to the moderns
Which of the following written by Kancharla Gopanna?
- aSumathi Shatakam
- bBhaskara century
- cDasharathi ShatakamAnswer
- dVemana century
Explanation
Option C is correct because Dasharathi Shatakam, an acclaimed devotional work dedicated to Lord Rama of Bhadrachalam, was composed by Kancharla Gopanna, also known as Bhadrachala Ramadasu. Option A: Sumathi Shatakam was composed by Baddena, not Kancharla Gopanna. Option B: Bhaskara Shatakam was composed by Marana Venkayya and dedicated to Bhaskara. Option D: Vemana Shatakam consists of moral verses written by the mystic poet Vemana.
- Q33Telugu language and literature, from the Kavitrayam to the moderns
Who wrote the popular Telugu text 'Sumathi Shatakani' ?
- aSiddappa
- bBaddenaAnswer
- cMallikarjuna Priest
- dVidyanath
Explanation
Option B is correct because Sumati Satakam, one of the most widely read moral anthologies in Telugu literature, was composed by the poet-king Baddena, also known as Bhadra Bhupala. Option A: Siddappa was a disciple of Veerabrahmendra Swamy and composed philosophical tatvalu, not this ethical shataka. Option C: Mallikarjuna Priest, or Mallikarjuna Panditaradhya, was a prominent Shaivite poet who composed Sivatattva Saramu. Option D: Vidyanatha was a 14th-century Sanskrit poet in the Kakatiya court who authored Prataparudra Yashobhushanam.
- Q34Telugu language and literature, from the Kavitrayam to the moderns
Kshetrayya, who was born and raised in Movva, Krishna district, and was a poet of romantic padas, dedicated his poems to whom?
- aMadhura Tirumala Nayaka
- bThanjavur Vijaya Raghava Nayudu
- cGolconda Nawab Abdul Qutb Shah
- dAll of the aboveAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because Kshetrayya travelled extensively to various royal courts and dedicated his romantic devotional padams to the rulers of Madurai, Thanjavur, and Golconda. Option A: Madhura Tirumala Nayaka was one of his patrons, but not the only one, making this option incomplete on its own. Option B: Thanjavur Vijaya Raghava Nayudu received hundreds of padams from Kshetrayya, but was not his sole patron. Option C: Golconda Nawab Abdul Qutb Shah also hosted Kshetrayya and received his compositions, making this option alone incomplete.
- Q35Living traditions: temples, communities and social custom
'Paika', a martial dance, is the dance form of which state?
- aAssam
- bHimachal Pradesh
- cKerala
- dOdishaAnswer
Explanation
Option D is correct because Paika is a traditional martial dance originally performed by the Paikas, the peasant-militia of ancient Odisha. Option A: Assam is renowned for dances like Bihu and Sattriya, not the Paika martial dance. Option B: Himachal Pradesh is known for folk dances such as Nati and Dangi. Option C: Kerala is famed for martial arts like Kalaripayattu and dance forms like Kathakali.
- Q36Constitutional development and the making of the Constitution
What is minimum duration of stay esential before a person can apply for citizenship in India?
- a3 years
- b5 yearsAnswer
- c7 years
- d10 years
Explanation
Option B is correct because under the standard statutory baseline historically tested in public service exams, a person was required to reside in India for a minimum period of 5 years before applying for citizenship by registration. Option A: 3 years is below any statutory period prescribed for registration or naturalisation under the Citizenship Act. Option C: 7 years reflects the post-2003 amendment requirement for registration under Section 5(1)(a), but is not the key credited in this standard syllabus question. Option D: 10 years does not correspond to the statutory residence requirement for registration.
- Q37Constitutional development and the making of the Constitution
To obtain citizenship in India, if one wants to apply, what is the minimum period one must reside in the country?
- a3 years
- b5 yearsAnswer
- c7 years
- d10 years
Official answer shown. The explanation is under review.
- Q38Constitutional development and the making of the Constitution
India borrowed the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy from the Constituion of
- aThe Weimar Republic of Germany
- bThe Republic of IrelandAnswer
- cSouth Africa
- dNone of the above
Explanation
Option B is correct because Part IV of the Indian Constitution, which contains the Directive Principles of State Policy, was inspired by the Irish Constitution of 1937. Option A: The Weimar Republic of Germany was the source for the suspension of Fundamental Rights during an emergency. Option C: South Africa was the source for the procedure for constitutional amendments and election of Rajya Sabha members. Option D: None of the above is incorrect because the Republic of Ireland is the correct source.
- Q39Constitutional development and the making of the Constitution
Which of the following pairs of Union Territories have their own legislatures?
- aChandigarh and Delhi
- bPondicherry and DelhiAnswer
- cDelhi and Daman & Diu
- dPondicherry and Chandigarh
Explanation
Option B is correct because the Union Territories of Puducherry and Delhi have their own elected legislative assemblies and councils of ministers. Article 239A provides for the creation of a legislature for Puducherry Article 239AA creates a legislative assembly for the National Capital Territory of Delhi Option A: Chandigarh is governed directly by an Administrator without an elected legislature. Option C: Daman and Diu does not possess a legislative assembly and is centrally administered. Option D: Chandigarh lacks a legislature, making this combination incorrect.
- Q40Fundamental Rights
Which of the following writs literally means a 'command'?
- aProhibition
- bMandamusAnswer
- cCertiorari
- dQuo- warranto
Explanation
Option B is correct because the Latin term Mandamus literally translates to 'We Command', representing an order from a higher court directing a public authority to perform a mandatory duty. Option A: It translates literally to 'to forbid', functioning as an order to halt ongoing ultra vires proceedings. Option C: It translates literally to 'to be certified' or 'to be informed'. Option D: It translates literally to 'by what authority or warrant'.
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