Questions (100)
Q1CSE2026
Which one of the following Carnatic music ragas is similar to Raga Bilawal in Hindustani music?
- A Nat Bhairavi
- B Kamavardhini
- C Hanumatodi
- D Dheera Shankarabharanam ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Art & Culture › Performing Arts
Q2CSE2026
The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by the British Government for which one of the following reasons?
- A Aiding the flow of remittances from India and maintaining India's creditworthiness ✓
- B Providing support to Indian importers
- C Encouraging export of cotton produce from India
- D Preventing depreciation of the Rupee in terms of gold
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
Q3CSE2026
Consider the following statements
- Pali texts contain the first definite references to coins, e.g., kahapana, nikkha, kamsa, and kakanika
- The literary evidence from Pali texts is corroborated by archaeological evidence of punch-marked coins from many sites, most of them made of silver. The above statements have been associated with
which of the following?
- Emergence of urban life
- Transition to money economy
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Ancient India
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