2004 General Studies, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies
Question 90: History and Culture
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
aPitt's India Act — Warren Hastings
bDoctrine of Lapse — Dalhousie
cVernacular Press Act — Curzon
dIlbert Bill — Ripon
AnswerThe answer is (c).
The Vernacular Press Act (1878) was passed under Lord Lytton, not Curzon, so (c) is the wrongly matched pair. Curzon is linked with the Official Secrets Act (1904) and the Partition of Bengal (1905). Pitt's India Act (1784) belongs to Warren Hastings's period, the Doctrine of Lapse to Dalhousie, and the Ilbert Bill (1883) to Ripon.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Matched: Pitt's India Act came in Warren Hastings's time.
- (b) Matched: Dalhousie applied the Doctrine of Lapse.
- (c) Not matched: the Vernacular Press Act was Lytton's.
- (d) Matched: the Ilbert Bill controversy was under Ripon.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.