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CAPF (AC) 2018 (Paper-1) (Question 51-100)

📆 August 26, 2025

Total Questions: 50

11. .

Statement I: For early societies, historians retrieve information about elite families mostly from inscriptions.

Statement II: Satavahana inscriptions generally end with the term Putra, a Prakrit word meaning 'son'.

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution:For early societies, historians can retrieve information about elite families fairly easily from inscriptions that have been recovered, which allow historians to trace family ties, including marriages. It is, however, far more difficult to reconstruct the familial relationships of ordinary people.

Raja Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani and raja Vasathi-puta Chatarapana-Satakani are the names of several generations of Satavahana rulers, recovered from inscriptions. The term Gotami-puta means "son of Gotami" where names like Gotami and Vasithi are feminine forms of Gotama and Vasistha, Vedic seers after whom gotras were named. Putra is Sanskrit word meaning "son".

12. .

Statement I: In 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was being misgoverned.

Statement II: The Nawab was accused of being unable to control the rebellious chiefs and Taluqdars.

Correct Answer: (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Solution:In 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the plea that the region was being misgoverned. This means that the Nawab was removed from power and sent away because it was believed that he was not governing the region effectively.

Nawab was accused of being unable to control the rebellious chiefs and Taluqdars. This means that the Nawab was blamed for his inability to manage and control the chiefs and landowners who were rebelling against his rule.

13. .

Statement I: Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast unto death against the Communal Award announced by the British Government.

Statement II: The Poona Pact resulted in a joint electorate with an enhanced number of seats reserved for Depressed Classes.

Correct Answer: (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Solution:Mahatma Gandhi indeed went on a fast to protest the Communal Award, which he believed would further divide India along communal lines. The Poona Pact was an agreement reached between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the leader of the Depressed Classes, in 1932. The Pact resulted in the provision of reserved seats for the Depressed Classes, but it also ensured that the Depressed Classes would not have separate electorates.

14. .

Statement I: In India, a majority of the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the State Legislatures.

Statement II: Members of the Rajya Sabha elected by the State Legislative Assemblies need to have their domicile in the concerned State.

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution:In India, a majority of the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the State Legislature. Members of the Rajya Sabha elected by the State Legislature Assemblies need to have their domicile in the concerned state.

The President nominates 12 members. The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution of India states that the Rajya Sabha consists of 216 members of which 12 members were to be nominated by the President and the remaining 204 elected to represent the States. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

15. .

Statement I: The Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal.

Statement II: After 1810, the agricultural prices declined affecting adversely the income of the Bengal Zamindars.

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution:In 1793, Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal New systems for the collection of revenue were imposed because the British wanted to cover other parts of India beyond Bengal.

The Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal. In this system, the revenue paid to the colonial state was fixed. Therefore, after 1810, there was an increase in the rates in the agricultural sector, and thereby increasing the value of harvest produce, and enlarging the income of the Bengal zamindars. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

16. .

Statement I: Towards the beginning of the 20th century, a new hybrid architectural style developed which combined the Indian with the European.

Statement II: By integrating Indian and European styles in public architecture, the British wanted to prove that they were legitimate rulers of India.

Correct Answer: (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Solution:Towards the beginning of the 20th century, a new hybrid architectural style developed which combined the Indian with the European. This system was called Indo-. Saracenic in which "Indo" was the abbreviation used for Hindu and "Saracen" was a term for Muslims by Europeans.

The British wanted to prove that they are legitimate rulers of India by combining both Indian and European styles in public architecture. Therefore, the correct option is (a).

17. Which of the following statements about town planning in British India in early 19th century is/are correct?

1. The funds for town improvement were also raised through public lotteries.

2. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of 19th century.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:Town planning is defined as the planning and design of new buildings, roads, and parks in a place so that people can live there conveniently. In the early 19th century, in British India, the work of town planning was carried on by the Lottery Committee (1817) with the help of the government.

The funds for town improvement were raised through public lotteries. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of the 19th century. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

18. Which of the following statements about India's Independence is/are correct?

1. The formal transfer of power on 15th August, 1947 heralding India's Independence was announced by Lord Mountbatten.

2. Mahatma Gandhi was not present at the festivities in the capital on 15th August, 1947.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Solution:The partition of British India into the two new independent entities, India and Pakistan was shown under the 1947 Indian Independence Act which is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. However, Gandhi refused to participate in any celebrations.

He said, "I cannot rejoice on August 15." Then, Gandhi was asked to leave East Bengal by many eminent leaders as according to them if peace can be brought to Calcutta by Gandhi, peace would be restored in all of Bengal. Therefore, the correct option is (c).

19. Who among the following in Congress represented the socialist view?

Correct Answer: (b) Narendra Dev
Solution:Acharya Narendra Dev was the President of the Congress Socialist Party (CSP). It was the Socialist wing of the Congress.

On 17th May 1934, JP Narayan and some other members of Congress founded CSP in Patna. In the party, JP Narayan was positioned as the general secretary.

The party was formed by those members who rejected what they saw as the anti-rational mysticism of Gandhi. Therefore, the correct option is (b).

20. Sikkim became an Associate State of the Indian Union through

Correct Answer: (a) the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975
Solution:In 1974, India prepared a constitution for the state of Sikkim to make an associate State of India. Under an Act of Parliament titled the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, Sikkim became an integral part of the Indian Union on 26 April 1975.

Every year on 16th May, the Sikkim State day is celebrated as this was the day when the first Chief Minister of Sikkim assumed office. Therefore, the correct option is (a).

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