UPSC EPFO SOLVED PAPER 2017

Following were the reasons for the lack of economic development in India in the 19th century. (a) Officially the British Government was committed to a policy of laissez-faire, but it was actually a policy of discriminatory intervention, (b) European entrepreneurs had connections to banks and agency houses, while Indians had to rely on kin, family and caste men (c) when plantations were transferred to individual capitalist ownership, native investors were deliberately ignored.

Dhondo Keshav Karve is autobiography, entitled Looking Back describes his experience in setting up schools for women in Poona in the 1890s. He was an eminent social reformer who established schools for widows and unprivileged sections of society.

Alexander Cunningham was the first Director General of Archaeological Survey of India. He was appointed in 1861 as archaeological surveyor. He had conducted excavation at Sarnath and Sanchi.

Mother India is not the work of famous social reformer Begum Rokeya. It was written in 1927 by American historian Katherine Mayo. Begum Rokeya born in 1880 was a Bengali feminist thinker, writer, educator and political activist. Her works included Ardhangi, Griha and Sultana’s Dream.

Mughal Chronicles did not contain brief biographies of the authors of the chronicles. The Mughal Chronicles presents the chronological record of events, they serve as a repository of factual information about the Mughal and they allow US to understand how imperial ideologies were created and disseminated.

An OCI is at par with NRI in all matters is not correct statement. Rest of the above options that OCI is a citizen of another country. An OCI possesses multiple entry long term Visa for visiting India and. An OCI is not entitled to the fundamental right to equality of opportunity in Public employment is correct.

Only citizens of India are entitled for enrolment under the Act is not a feature of the Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016 According to this act foreign national, NRI or Indian citizen if have stayed in India for more than 182 days are eligible to apply for Aadhaar.

Forced labour or beggar is a violation of Article 23 of the Constitution of India. It is one of the Fundamental Right contained in part III of Indian Constitution. The bonded labour system (abolition) Act 1976 makes all form of bonded labour illegal.

In method of selection of the members of Constituent Assembly, the representatives of Indian states were determined by Cabinet Mission Plan. It was composed of members who had been elected indirectly by the members of the Provincial Legislative Assembly. It held its first sitting on 9th December, 1946. The seats in each province were distributed among the three main communities-Muslim, Sikh and General in proportion to their respective populations.

The National Commission for women is not a constitutional body, it is the statutory body established in 31st January, 1929. Under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. The objective of the National Commission is to represent the rights of women in India and to provide a voice for their issues and concerns.