Annamalai University 2007 B.A General Studies - Preliminary 2003 - Solved - Question Paper

101. Which among the subsequent countries was the earliest to provide women the right vote ?
(a) Iceland (b) India
(c) New Zealand (d) U.S.A. (c)
102. Total time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is five hours 45 minutes. He would have gained two hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is
(a) six hours 45 minutes
(b) seven hours 45 minutes
(c) eight hours 15 minutes
(d) eight hours 30 minutes (b)
103. Sandeep Pandey, the winner of Raman Magsaysay Award, is mainly an activist in
(a) prevention of child weddings
(b) promotion of communal harmony
(c) environmental protection
(d) education and livelihood projects for Dalits (d)
104. What was the main cause for a great civil strife in Argentina recently ?
(a) Ethnic conflict ranging from the native Red Indian tribes and others
(b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt
(c) The problem of using native languages as medium of instruction in schools
(d) Clashes ranging from government troops and secessionist groups (b)
105. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883 ?
(a) To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
(b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers
(c) To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service exams by conducting them in India
(d) To allow native Indians to possess arms by amending the Arms Act (a)
106. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the 2nd World War
(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war
(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces (b)

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