2018 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2018 · GS Paper I

Question 91: History and Culture

Consider the following events :

  1. 1.The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
  2. 2.India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’.
  3. 3.Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
  4. 4.Goa became a part of independent India.

Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?

a4 – 1 – 2 – 3
b3 – 2 – 1 – 4
c4 – 2 – 1 – 3
d3 – 1 – 2 – 4

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

Air India was nationalised in 1953. The Imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India in 1955. Kerala elected the first democratically chosen communist government, under E.M.S. Namboodiripad, in 1957. Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule and became part of India in 1961. The correct sequence is therefore 3, 2, 1, 4.

  • 1. The first elected communist government in a State took office in Kerala in 1957.
  • 2. The Imperial Bank was renamed State Bank of India in 1955.
  • 3. Air India was nationalised in 1953.
  • 4. Goa became part of India in 1961.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong: Goa came last, in 1961.
  • (b) Right: Air India 1953, SBI 1955, Kerala 1957, Goa 1961.
  • (c) Wrong: Goa came last, in 1961.
  • (d) Wrong: SBI (1955) came before Kerala's communist government (1957).

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.