Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Who, among the following, introduced a resolution in 1882 which is also called the Magna Carta of Local Self-Government in India?
- A Lord Macaulay
- B Lord Canning
- C Lord Ripon ✓
- D Lord William Bentinck
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
CSE
Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
- A Lord Dufferin
- B Lord Ripon ✓
- C Lord Curzon
- D Lord Hardinge
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Indianisation of the Civil Services was done by
- A Lord Ripon
- B Lord Mayo
- C Lord Lytton ✓
- D Lord Reading
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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