2000 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies

Question 81: History and Culture

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Abhinav Bharat III. Anushilan Samiti IV. Kuka Movement List II A) Kalpana Dutt B) Guru Ram Singh C) Vikram Damodar Savarkar D) Aurobindo Ghosh Codes:

aI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
bI-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
cI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
dI-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B

AnswerThe answer is (a).

The Chittagong Armoury Raid of 1930 was led by Surya Sen, with women such as Kalpana Dutt among the revolutionaries. Abhinav Bharat was Savarkar's secret society, the Anushilan Samiti the Bengal revolutionary group linked with Aurobindo Ghosh, and the Kuka movement the Punjab Namdhari movement of Guru Ram Singh.

  • I. Chittagong Armoury Raid: Kalpana Dutt (A).
  • II. Abhinav Bharat: V. D. Savarkar (C).
  • III. Anushilan Samiti: Aurobindo Ghosh (D).
  • IV. Kuka Movement: Guru Ram Singh (B).
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Right: Chittagong-Kalpana Dutt, Abhinav Bharat-Savarkar, Anushilan-Aurobindo Ghosh, Kuka-Guru Ram Singh.
  • (b) Puts Anushilan Samiti with Guru Ram Singh and the Kuka movement with Aurobindo Ghosh, both wrong.
  • (c) Gets all four wrong.
  • (d) Puts the Chittagong raid with Savarkar and Abhinav Bharat with Kalpana Dutt, both wrong.

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