UPSC Prelims 1998 · General Studies
Question 89: History and Culture
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? I. Theodore Beck : Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh II. Ilbert Bill : Ripon III. Pherozesha : Indian National Congress IV. Badruddin Tyabji : Muslim League Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Theodore Beck was the English principal of the Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh. The Ilbert Bill of 1883, on the trial of Europeans by Indian judges, was introduced under the Viceroy Lord Ripon. Pherozeshah Mehta was a founder-leader of the Congress. Badruddin Tyabji was Congress president in 1887 and died in 1906; he was never in the Muslim League, which was founded in December 1906.
- I. Theodore Beck was the principal of the Aligarh college.
- II. The Ilbert Bill controversy occurred under Viceroy Ripon.
- III. Pherozeshah Mehta was a leader of the Congress.
- IV. Tyabji presided over the Congress in 1887 and did not join the Muslim League.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) IV is wrong: Tyabji was a Congress leader.
- (b) IV is wrong, and it leaves out I and III.
- (c) IV is wrong, and it leaves out II.
- (d) Right: I, II and III are correctly matched.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1998, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.