Polity Quiz-14 for SSC CHSL/CGL 2016-17

1. Under the British Rule in India, Governor General was responsible to-
(A) Secretary of India
(B) Secretary of Britain
(C) Secretary of State
(D) None of the above 

2. During the British period, under which Act election was introduced in India-
(A) Indian Council Act 1913
(B) Indian Council Act 1909
(C) Indian Council Act 1906
(D) Indian Council Act 1907

3. Which Act provided India to become an Independent state-
(A) Indian Independence Act 1949
(B) Indian Independence Act 1946
(C) Indian Independence Act 1947
(D) None of the above

4. Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, who had the power to proclaim emergency-
(A) Governor General
(B) General of India
(C) Governor of the State
(D) None of the above

5. In the Constituent Assembly, which parties were members-
(A) Congress, Muslim League, Unionist Muslim
(B) Unionist Scheduled Caste, Krishak Poja, Scheduled Castes Federation, Sikh (Non Congress)
(C) Communists, Independents
(D) All the above

6. When did Constituent Assembly adopt a national Flag-
(A) 22nd Aug. 1947
(B) 22nd July 1947
(C) 22nd Jan. 1947
(D) 22nd Oct. 1947

7. What was the last session of the Constituent Assembly-
(A) Eleventh session
(B) Twelfth session
(C) Sixteenth session
(D) Seventh session

8. Which song was sang in the Constituent Assembly before its Adjournment sine die-
(A) Jana Gana Man
(B) Vande Matram
(C) A & B
(D) None of the above

9. For how many years, months and days, did the Constituent Assembly work on the Constitution of India-
(A) 2 Years, 11 months and 18 Days
(B) 3 Years, 12 months and 16 Days
(C) 4 Years, 18 months and 6 Days
(D) None of the above

10. What was the expenditure made by the Constituent Assembly while framing the Constitution of India-
(A) Rs. 63,96,729
(B) Rs. 64,98,725
(C) Rs. 69,92,769
(D) Rs. 65,92,926


Answers :

1.(C)
2.(B)
3.(C)
4.(A)
5.(D)
6.(B)
7.(A)
8.(C)
9.(A)
10.(A)

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Percentage Quiz for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Q1. The difference between 20% of a number and 4/5th of same number is 2499. What is 2/7th of that number?  
(a) 2156
(b) 1190
(c) 1090
(d) 1465
(e) None of these 

Q2. Prithvi spent Rs. 89745 on his college fees, Rs. 51291 on personality development classes and the remaining 27% of the total amount he had as cash with him. What was the total amount?  
(a) Rs. 185400
(b) Rs. 189600
(c) Rs. 191800
(d) Rs. 193200
(e) None of these 

Q3. Vaishali spent Rs. 31897 on the air conditioner for the home, Rs. 38789 on buying plasma television and the remaining 23% of the total amount she had as cash with her. What was the total amount?  
(a) Rs. 74625
(b) Rs. 86750
(c) Rs. 91800
(d) Cannot be determined 
(e) None of the above  

Q4. Beena spend Rs. 44668 on her air tickets, Rs. 56732 on buying gifts for the family members and the remaining 22% of the total amount she had as cash with her. What was the total amount?  
(a) Rs. 286000
(b) Rs. 130000
(c) Rs. 101400
(d) Rs. 338000
(e) None of these 

Q5. A sum of Rs. 731 is divided among A, B and C, such that A receive 25% more than B and B receives 25% less than C. What is C’s share in the amount? 
(a) Rs. 172
(b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 262
(d) Rs. 258 
(e) None of these 


Q6. Mr Giridhar spends 50% of his monthly income on household items and out of the remaining, he spends 50% on transport, 25% on entertainment, 10% on sports and remaining amount of Rs. 900 is saved. What is Mr Giridhar’s monthly income?  
(a) Rs. 6000
(b) Rs. 12000
(c) Rs. 9000
(d) Cannot be determined 
(e) None of these 

Q7. Mr X spends 20% of his monthly income on household expenditure. Out of the remaining 25% he spends on children’s education, 15% on transport, 15% on medicine and 10% on entertainment. He is left with Rs. 9800 after incurring all these expenditures. What is his monthly income? 
(a) Rs. 35000
(b) Rs. 28000
(c) Rs. 65333
(d) Rs. 48400
(e) None of these  

Q8. In a class of 35 students and 6 teachers, each student got sweets that are 20% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 40% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?  
(a) 245
(b) 161
(c) 406
(d) 84
(e) None of these 

Q9. In a class of 80 students and 5 teachers, each student got sweets that are 15% of the total number of students and each teacher got sweets that are 25% of the total number of students. How many sweets were there?  
(a) 1030
(b) 1040
(c) 1050
(d) 1060
(e) None of these 

Q10. 405 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 20% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child receive?  
(a) 15
(b) 45
(c) 9
(d) 18 
(e) None of these 


ANSWERS :

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let the number be N.
Then, 4/5 N-20/100 N=2499 
4/5 N-N/5=2499 
⇒ N(3/5)=2499 
⇒ N=(2499 × 5)/3 
= 833 × 5 
= 4165 
Again, 2/7 of N=2/7×4165=2×595=1190 

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Here, money spent on college fees 
= Rs. 89745 
Money spent on personality development classes = Rs. 51291 
Total amount = 89745 + 51291 
= Rs. 141036 
Now, remaining amount = (100 - 27)%
= 73%
So, 73% = 141036 
⇒ 1%=141036/73 
⇒ 100%=141036/73×100 
= Rs. 193200  

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Here, money spent on buying air conditioner = Rs. 31897 
Money spent on buying plasma television = Rs. 38789 
∴ Total money spent = 31897 + 38789 
= Rs. 70686 
Now, she has left with 23% of total cash 
Hence, 77% = 70686 ⇒ 1% =70686/77 
⇒ 100%=70686/77×100 
= 918 × 100 
= Rs. 91800 

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Here,
Money spent on air tickets = Rs. 44668 
Money spent on buying gifts = Rs. 56732 
Total amount = Rs. 101400 
This is equal to = (100 - 22)% = 78% of total money
So, 78% = 101400
⇒ 1% =101400/78 
∴ 100%=101400/78×100
= Rs. 130000 

  

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let Giridhar’s monthly income be Rs. 100 
Then, money spent on household’s item 
=100×50/100 = Rs. 50 
Remaining amount = 100 - 50 = Rs. 50 
Money spent on transport 
=50×50/100 = Rs. 25 
Money spent on entertainment 
=50×25/100 = Rs. 12.5 
Money spent on sports 
=50×10/100 = Rs. 5 
∴ Last remaining amount 
= 100 - (50 + 25 + 12.5 + 5) 
 100 - (92.5) = Rs. 7.5 
∴ Rs. 7.5 is saved, when total income is Rs. 100 
∴ Rs. 1 is saved, when total income =100/7.5 
Now, Rs. 900 is saved, when total income 
=100/7.5×900 
= 100 × 120 
= Rs. 12000 

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Let Mr X monthly income be Rs. 100
Then, money spent on household expenditure =100×20/100 = Rs. 20 
∴ Remaining amount = 100 - 20 = Rs. 80 
Money spent on children’s education 
=80×25/100 = Rs. 20 
Money spent on transport 
=80×15/100 = Rs. 12 
Money spent on medicine 
=80×15/100 = Rs. 12 
Money spent on entertainment 
=80×10/100 = Rs. 8 
∴ Last remaining amount 
= 100 - (20 + 20 + 12 + 12 + 8) 
= 100 - 72 = Rs. 28 
Now, Rs. 28 is left, when total income is Rs. 100 
Rs. 1 is left, when total income =100/28
∴ Rs. 9800 is left, when total income 
=100/28×9800 
= Rs. 35000  

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Here, sweets that are got by each student
=20/100×35=7 
∴ Total number of sweets distributed students = 35 × 7 = 255 
Now, sweets that are got by each teacher 
=40/100×35=14 
∴ Total number of sweets distributed to teachers = 6 × 14 = 84 
So, total number of sweets 
= 255 + 84 = 339   

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Here, number of sweets got by each student 
=80×15/100=12 
So, total number of sweets got by all students = 12 × 80 = 960 
Number of sweets got by each teacher =80×25/100=20
So, total number of sweets got by all teachers = 20 × 5 = 100 
∴ Total number of sweets which are distributed to teachers and students = 960 + 100 = 1060 

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Let total number of children be x
Then, each child gets (x×20/100) sweets 
Now, x/5×x=405 
⇒ x^2=405×5
⇒ x^2=81×25 
⇒ x = 9 × 5
= 45 sweets 

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General Scienc Quiz-9 for SSC CHSL 2016-17

1. To an observer on the lunar surface, during the day time the sky will appear to be
(a) light yellow
(b) orange
(c) blue
(d) black

2. If the angle between two plane mirrors is 60 ; then the number of image formed will be-
(a) Infinite
(b) 7 
(c) 6 
(d) 5

3. The magnifying power of the objective and eye-piece of a compound microscope are m1 and m2. The magnifying power of the microscope will be__
(a) m1+m2
(b) m1/m2
(c) m1-m2
(d) m1.m2

4. The chemical part of the dye that absorbs light and produces colour is called__
(a) neon
(b) a chromophore
(c) a photochrome
(d) a pigment

5. Panchromatic photographic film is sensitive to 
(a) light of red colour
(b) light of yellow colour
(c) light of violet colour
(d) the entire region of the visible spectrum

6. In summer, the mirages are seen due to the phenomenon of 
(a) reflection of light
(b) total internal reflection
(c) interference of light
(d) diffraction of light

7. Camberts, law is related to
(a) reflection
(b) refraction
(c) interference
(d) illumination

8. Electron microscope was invented by
(a) Knoll and ruska
(b) Robert Koch
(c) Leeuwenhock
(d) CPS wanson

9. In which part of the eye lies the pigment, that decides the colour of the eyes of a person?
(a) cornea
(b) choroid
(c) lris
(d) vitreous body

10. What is viewed through an electron microscope?
(a) electrons and other elementary particles 
(b) structure of bacteria and viruses 
(c) inside of human stomach
(d) inside of the human eye
 

Answers :

01.B
02.D
03.B
04.D
05.A
06.B
07.C
08.B
09.A
10.B

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Data Interpretation Quiz for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.

A chartered accountancy firm having 450 employees has sent all its employees for training in one or more areas among HRM, Computer skills and Financial skills. The employees are classified into two categories – Officers and Executives – in the ratio of 4 : 5. 10% of the Officers take training only in Computer skills. 16% of the Executives take training only in HRM, which is equal to the number of Officers taking training only in Financial skills. And 40% of the Officers are taking training in HRM and Financial skills both. 6% of the total employees are taking training in all the three areas and of these, two-third are Officers. 10% of the total employees are taking training in HRM and Computer skills both. The number of Officers taking training only in HRM is 25% of the number of Executives taking training only in HRM. 20% of the total number of employees are taking training only in Computer skills. The number of Executives taking training in HRM and Financial skills both is 20% of the total number of Executives. There is no such executive as takes training in both Financial skills and Computer skills but not in HRM. Among the employees who take training in both HRM and Computer skills but not in Financial skills, the ratio of officers to executives is 1 : 8

Q1. How many Executives are taking training in Financial skills?
(a) 124
(b) 120
(c) Can’t be determined
(d) 80
(e) None of the above

Q2. How many Officers are taking training in Computer skills?
(a) 22
(b) 88
(c) 58
(d) 40
(e) None of the above

Q3. How many Executives are taking training in HRM but not in Computer skills?
(a) 90
(b) 106
(c) 81
(d) 80
(e) None of the above

Q4. What percent of the total number of Officers are taking training in Financial skills but not in HRM?
(a) 70%
(b) 44%
(c) 40%
(d) 35%
(e) None of the above

Q5. How many employees are taking training in Financial skills?
(a) 280
(b) 295
(c) 292
(d) 287
(e) None of the above

Directions (6-10): Study the given information carefully to answer the questions.

Sidhartha has decided to start a new company ‘Sidhartha Travels’. He wants to buy some furniture – table, chair, air conditioners. He also wants to buy a few desktops which will include monitor, CPU, Keyboard and mouse. The cost of each table is 13.5 times the cost of a mouse and the cost of a chair is 3/5 of the cost of a table. The cost of an air conditioner is 5 times the cost of a chair. The cost of a monitor is 20% more than the cost of a chair, A CPU costs Rs. 1500 more than a table and the keyboard costs 4 times a mouse. The cost of a mouse is Rs. 1000.

Q6. What will be the total cost of 1 table and 2 chairs together?
(a) Rs. 23,200
(b) Rs. 28,800
(c) Rs. 29,700
(d) Rs. 24,700
(e) Rs. 21,300

Q7. What is the ratio of the cost of a CPU to the total cost of a mouse and a keyboard together?
(a) 3:2
(b) 4:1
(c) 3:1
(d) 5:1
(e) 5:3

Q8. If the cost of a keyboard and a mouse increases by 20% and 15% respectively, what will be the total cost of a desktop (given that the cost of a CPU and a monitor is the same)?
(a) Rs. 36,930
(b) Rs. 32,640
(c) Rs. 34,753
(d) Rs. 30,670
(e) Rs. 35,425

Q9. Sidhartha bought 1 table, 1 chair and 1 desktop for himself. What was the total cost incurred to him?
(a) Rs. 53,400
(b) Rs. 51,460
(c) Rs. 50,640
(d) Rs. 55,440
(e) Rs. 51,320
            
Q10. It was initially decided that 4 air conditioners will be installed but later only 3 air conditioners and a fan were installed. If the cost of a fan is 1/10 of the cost of an air conditioner, what was the total cost incurred?
(a) Rs. 1,29,400
(b) Rs. 1,24,500
(c) Rs. 1,25,550
(d) Rs. 1,24,350
(e) Rs. 1,25,600


ANSWERS :


S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. No. of Executives taking training in Financial skill = 74 + 41 + 9 = 124

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Total no. of Officers taking training in Computer skills = 20 + 2 + 18 + 48 = 88

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Number of Executives = 40 + 41 = 81

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. Total no. of employees taking training in Financial skills = 62 + 41 + 18 + 9 + 48 + 0 + 40 + 74 

= 292

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol.  Total Cost = 13500 + (2 * 8100) = 29700

S9. Ans.(e) 

Sol. Total cost = 13500 + 8100 + 1000 + 4000 + 9720 + 15000 = Rs. 51320 

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DATES RELEASED FOR COMBINED GRADUATE LEVEL EXAMINATION, 2016 (TIER-III)

Dear Aspirants,

SSC has issued a notification regarding The Combined Graduate Level Examination, 2016 (Tier-III) which was earlier tentatively scheduled to be held on 5th March, 2017 will now be held on 19th March, 2017.


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NIACL AO Phase II Scorecard Out

Dear Aspirants,

New India Assurance Company Limited has released the Marksheets of NIACL Administrative Officer [Scale-I] phase II Online Examination of the Candidates who have not been Shortlisted for Interview.


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Vocabulary for SSC CHSL / CGL 2017

Directions (1-15): An idiom and four possible meanings are given. Identify the meaning of the idiom from among the answer choices and mark its number as your answer.

Q1. To give a turn
(a) to reject or refuse
(b) to dominate
(c) to run away
(d) to frighten

Q2. On thin ice
(a) on the verge of ruins
(b) unbounded
(c) in the open air
(d) in a precarious situation

Q3. Bury the hatchet
(a) decide to end hostility
(b) to keep under control
(c) to retire from active life
(d) to turn pale

Q4. Cut no ice
(a) unable to perform
(b) feel uncomfortable
(c) come to nothing
(d) have no influence or effect

Q5. It makes no odds
(a) come to a compromise
(b) quite certain
(c) to cause no interest
(d) it is not important

Q6. Sign on the dotted line
(a) agree to do something unconditionally
(b) take the blame or punishment
(c) without any delay
(d) left with no choice

Q7. The bottom line
(a) the trick
(b) the most important factor
(c) the secret
(d) ignorance

Q8. Read between the lines
(a) have a reason to suspect
(b) consulted one another
(c) have insight into a situation
(d) under consideration

Q9. Child’s play
(a) to handle a situation calmly
(b) to dispute over petty points
(c) an easy task
(d) to treat lightly
                                                                                                                                    Q10. Lie low
(a) to cease fighting
(b) destructively active
(c) hide and wait
(d) do nothing except relax

Q11. On cloud nine
(a) beyond control
(b) in excellent spirits
(c) fortune in favour
(d) at a distance

Q12. See eye to eye
(a) well thought of
(b) continuously
(c) to fix the limit
(d) have same opinion

Q13. Count one’s chickens before they hatch
(a) be overconfident
(b) to make money rapidly
(c) with all one’s power
(d) wholly or entirely

Q14. A bird’s-eye view
(a) without care
(b) within the walls
(c) an overall view
(d) out of place

Q15. Be in two minds
(a) be burdened
(b) be indifferent
(c) be mischievous
(d) be undecided


ANSWERS :

S1. Ans.(d) 
Sol. "Gave me a turn" simply means "shocked me"

S2. Ans.(d) 
Sol. On thin ice-in a precarious or risky situation.

S3. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Bury the hatchet-end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.

S4. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Cut no ice-have no influence or effect.

S5. Ans.(d) 
Sol. It makes no odds-it does not matter.  

S6. Ans.(a) 
Sol. sign on the dotted line, to agree formally, esp. by signing one's name on a document.

S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. The bottom line-the fundamental and most important factor.

S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Read between the lines-look for or discover a meaning that is implied rather than explicitly stated.

S9. Ans.(c) 
Sol. child's play-a task which is easily accomplished.

S10. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  Lie low-(especially of a criminal) keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention.

S11. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  On cloud nine-extremely happy.

S12. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  See eye to eye- be in full agreement.

S13. Ans.(a) 
Sol.  Count one’s chickens before they hatch-be overconfident

S14. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  A bird’s-eye view-an overall or cursory look at something

S15. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  Be in two minds- be unable to decide between alternatives.

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Error Spotting Questions For IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

1. The chief idea of (a)/ very common type of traveller (b)/ is to see as many objects of (c)/ interest as he possibly could.(d)/ No error (e)

2. The demand of the workers’s union (a)/ that the dismissed employees (b)/ to be reinstated, has been (c)/ accepted by the management. (d)/ No error (e)

3. When he went out (a)/ he left the radio on (b)/ so that his parents shall think (c)/ that he was still in the house. (d)/ No error (e)

4. The foremost criterion of selection we adopted (a)/ were the number of years of training (b)/ a dancer had received (c)/ under a particular guru. (d)/ No error (e)

5. I can’t understand why (a)/ he did not told me (b)/ the reason (c)/ for his absence. (d)/ No error (e).

6. He very promptly (a)/ withdraw the remarks (b)/ made by him on (c)/ my office note. (d)/ No error (e)

7. He would not return (a)/ the money that (b)/ he borrowed,(c)/ will he? (d)/ No error (e)

8. The chief idea of (a)/ very common type of traveller (b)/ is to see as many objects of interest (c)/ as he possibly could. (d)/ No error (e)

9. Ordinarily, when in (a)/ difficulty Ruchi prefers (b)/ keeping her counsel than running (c)/ about taking advice. (d)/ No error (e)

10. The future is (a)/ yet to come but (b)/ you have a right (c)/ to shape it. (d)/ No error (e)

11. I finished my work (a)/ before we reached his place (b)/ with great difficulty (c)/ because of heavy traffic. (d)/ No error (e)

12. If I knew (a)/ that my friend had planned to (b)/ visit the town today, I would have (c)/ made his stay comfortable. (d)/ No error (e)

13. More widely popular (a)/ than the hunting of (b)/ deer or fox were (c)/ the pursuit of the hare. (d)/ No error (e)

14. The Committee Chief warned (a)/ the party members that if they persist (b)/ in their obstructionist attitude (c)/ they would be suspended. (d)/ No error (e)

15. On hearing the news over (a)/ the radio that India has (b)/ won the hockey match, (c)/ I jumped with joy. (d)/ No error (e)


ANSWERS :

1. d; Replace ‘could’ with ‘can’
2. c; Remove ‘to’
3. e; No error
4. b; Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’
5. b; Replace ‘told’ with ‘tell’
6. b; Replace ‘withdraw’ with ‘withdrew’
7. d; Replace ‘will’ with ‘would’
8. d; Replace ‘could’ with ‘can’
9. c; Replace “than” with “to”
10. a; Replace ‘is’ with ‘has’
11. a; Replace ‘finished’ with ‘had finished’
12. e; No error
13. c; Replace ‘were’ with ‘was’
14. b; Replace ‘persist’ with ‘persisted’
15. b; Replace ‘has’ with ‘had’

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Geography Quiz-15 for SSC CHSL/CGL 2016-17

1.The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called?
A.the Palghat gap
B.the Bhorghat pass
C.the Thalgat pass
D.the Bolan pass

2.The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is?
A.north of Tropic of Cancer
B.south of the Equator
C.south of the Capricorn
D.north of the Equator

3.The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as?
A.Ganga 
B.Indus
C.Brahmaputra 
D.Mahanadi

4.The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at?
A.Namchi, Sikkim
B.Churu, Rajasthan
C.Mawsynram, Meghalaya
D.Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

5.Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
A.Indus, Jhelum and Sutlej
B.Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Yamuna
C.Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
D.Jhelum, Sutlej and Yamuna

6.The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
A.red soils
B.yellow soils
C.black soils
D.older alluvium

7.The oldest rocks in India are reported from
A.Dharwar region, Karnataka
B.Aravalli range, Rajasthan
C.Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh
D.Siwalik range, Punjab

8.The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____
A.Anleshwar, Gujarat
B.Bombay High, Maharashtra
C.Nawagam, Gujarat
D.Digboi, Assam

9.The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
A.the Naga hills
B.the Garo hills
C.Khasi hills
D.the Jaintia hills

10.Which of the following important rivers of India does not originate from the Western Ghats?
A.Cauvery 
B.Godavari
C.Krishna 
D.Mahanadi

Answers:

1.A
2.D
3.C
4.C
5.C
6.A
7.A
8.D
9.A
10.D

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Reading Comprehension for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Directions (Q. 1-10): Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow based on the information given in the passage.

Right through history, imperial powers have clung to their possessions to death. Why, then, did Britain in 1947 give up the jewel in its crown, India? For many reasons. The independence struggle exposed the hollowness of the white man’s burden. Provincial self-rule since 1935 paved the way for full self-rule. Churchill resisted independence, but the Labour Government of Atlee was anti-imperialist by ideology. Finally, the Royal Indian Navy Mutiny in 1946 raised fears of a second Sepoy Mutiny, and convinced British waverers that it was safer to withdraw gracefully. But politico-military explanations are not enough. The basis of empire was always money. The end of empire had much to do with the fact that British imperialism had ceased to be profitable. World War II left Britain victorious but deeply indebted, needing Marshall Aid and loans from the World Bank. This constituted a strong financial case for ending the no longer-profitable empire. Empire building is expensive. 


The US is spending one billion dollar a day in operations in Iraq that fall well short of full scale imperialism. Through the centuries, empire building was costly, yet constantly undertaken because it promised high returns. The investment was in armies and conquest. The returns came through plunder and taxes from the conquered. No immorality was attached to imperial loot and plunder. The biggest conquerors were typically revered (hence titles like Alexander the Great, Akbar the Great, and Peter the Great). The bigger and richer the empire, the more the plunderer was admired. This mindset gradually changed with the rise of new ideas about equality and governing for the public good, ideas that culminated in the French and the American Revolutions. Robert Clive was impeached for making a little money on the side, and so was Warren Hastings. The white man’s burden came up as a new moral rationale for conquest. It was supposedly for the The Princeton Review CAT sample paper 12 good of the conquered. This led to much muddled hypocrisy. On the one hand, the empire needed to be profitable. On the other hand, the white man’s burden made brazen loot impossible. 

An additional factor deterring loot was the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. Though crushed, it reminded the British vividly that they were a tiny ethnic group who could not rule a gigantic subcontinent without the support of important locals. After 1857, the British stopped annexing one princely state after another, and instead treated the princes as allies. Land revenue was fixed in absolute terms, partly to prevent local unrest and partly to promote the notion of the white man’s burden. The empire proclaimed itself to be a protector of the Indian peasant against exploitation by Indian elites. This was denounced as hypocrisy by nationalists like Dadabhai Naoroji in the 19th century, who complained that land taxes led to an enormous drain from India to Britain. Objective calculations by historians like Angus Maddison suggest a drain of perhaps 1.6 percent of Indian Gross National Product in the 19th century.

But land revenue was more or less fixed by the Raj in absolute terms, and so its real value diminished rapidly with inflation in the 20th century. By World War II, India had ceased to be a profit centre for the British Empire. Historically, conquered nations paid taxes to finance fresh wars of the conqueror. India itself was asked to pay a large sum at the end of World War I to help repair Britain’s finances. But, as shown by historian Indivar Kamtekar, the independence movement led by Gandhiji changed the political landscape, and made mass-taxation of India increasingly difficult. By World War II, this had become politically impossible. Far from taxing India to pay for World War II, Britain actually began paying India for its contribution of men and goods. Troops from white dominions like Australia, Canada and New Zealand were paid for entirely by these countries, but Indian costs were shared by the British government. Britain paid in the form of non-convertible sterling balances, which mounted swiftly. The conqueror was paying the conquered, undercutting the profitability on which all empire is founded. Churchill opposed this, and wanted to tax India rather than owe it money. But he was overruled by Indian hands, who said India would resist payment, and paralyze the war effort. Leo Amery, Secretary of Sta te for India, said that when you are driving in a taxi to the station to catch a life-or-death train, you do not loudly announce that you have doubts whether to pay the fare. Thus, World War II converted India from a debtor to a creditor with over one billion pound in sterling balances.

Britain, meanwhile, became the biggest debtor in the world. It’s not worth ruling over people who are afraid to tax.

1. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the emergence of the ‘white man’s burden’ as a new rationale for empire building in India?
1) The emergence of the idea of the public good as an element of governance.
2) The decreasing returns from imperial loot and increasing costs of conquest.
3) The weakening of the immorality attached to an emperor’s looting behaviour.
4) A growing awareness of the idea of equality among peoples.
5) None of these

2. Which of the following best expresses the main purpose of the author?
1) To present the various reasons that can lead to the collapse of an empire and the granting of independence to the subjects of an empire.
2) To point out the critical role played by the ‘white man’s burden’ in making a colonizing power give up its claims to native possessions.
3) To highlight the contradictory impulse underpinning empire building which is a costly business but very attractive at the same time.
4) To illustrate how erosion of the financial basis of an empire supports the granting of independence to an empire’s constituents.
5) None of these

3. What was the main lesson the British learned from the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?
1) That the local princes were allies, not foes.
2) That the land revenue from India would decline dramatically.
3) That the British were a small ethnic group.
4) That India would be increasingly difficult to rule. The Princeton Review CAT sample paper 13
5) None of these

4. Which of the following best captures the meaning of the ‘white man’s burden’, as it is used by the author?
1) The British claim to a civilizing mission directed at ensuring the good of the natives.
2) The inspiration for the French and the American Revolutions.
3) The resource drain that had to be borne by the home country’s white population.
4) An imperative that made open looting of resources impossible.
5) None of these

5. Why didn’t Britain tax India to finance its World War II efforts?
1) Australia, Canada and New Zealand had offered to pay for the Indian troops.
2) India had already paid a sufficiently large sum during World War I.
3) It was afraid that if India refused to pay, Britain’s war efforts would be jeopardised.
4) The British empire was built on the premise that the conqueror pays the conquered.
5) None of these

Directions (Q. 6-8): Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

6. proclaim
1) declare 
2) clarion 
3) trumpet
4) predicate 
5) deny

7. debtor
1) loanee 
2) drawee 
3) mortgagor
4) defaulter 
5) mortagagee

8. hypocrisy
1) glibness 
2) phoniness 
3) honesty
4) quackery 
5) deceit

Directions (Q. 9-10): Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage

9. imperialism
1) developement 
2) quackery 
3) underprogress
4) failure 
5) None of these

10. fresh
1) new 
2) old 
3) medium
4) light 
5) None of these


Answers:
1. 2; 1, 3 and 4 are stated in the third paragraph.
2. 4; Refer to the last line of the first paragraph, the second
paragraph and the last line of the passage.
3. 3; Refer to the part it reminded the British vividly.
4. 1; Refer to the part it was supposedly for the good of the
conquered.
5. 3; Refer to the part India would resist payment, and paralyze
the war effort.
6. 5
7. 5; mortgagee
8. 3
9. 1
10.1

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