Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2017
Statement IThe Poona Pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate
Statement IIDr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked
- A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false ✓
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2017
Which one of the following statements about the All India Depressed Classes Association is not correct?
- A The All India Depressed Classes Association was formed in Nagpur with M. C. Rajah as its first elected President.
- B The All India Depressed Classes Association was not attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1926.
- C Ambedkar resigned from the All India Depressed Classes Association and formed his own All India Depressed Classes Congress in 1930.
- D The All India Depressed Classes Association favoured Ambedkar's demand for separate electorate for the depressed classes. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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