UPSC Essentials brings to you its initiative of daily subject-wise quizzes. These quizzes are designed to help you revise some of the most important topics from the static part of the syllabus. Each day, we cover one new subject. Attempt today’s subject quiz on History, Culture and Social Issues to check your progress. Come back tomorrow to solve the Environment, Geography, Science and Technology MCQs. Don’t miss checking the answers and explanations at the end of the quiz. 🚨 The Indian Express UPSC Essentials brings to you the March issue of its monthly magazine. Click Here to read. Share your views and suggestions in the comment box or at manas.srivastava@indianexpress.com🚨 QUESTION 1 With reference to the 1937 provincial elections, consider the following statements: 1. The 1937 provincial elections were held under the mandate of the Government of India Act of 1919. 2. The Congress government was not formed in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). 3. Non-Congress governments were formed in Sindh, Punjab, and Bengal. How many of the statements given above are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None QUESTION 2 With reference to the Quit India Movement, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement from Bombay’s Gowalia Tank Maidan. 2. It led to a nationalist upsurge as the masses took to the street with hartals, public demonstrations, and processions. 3. The Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha joined the movement. How many of the statements given above are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None QUESTION 3 He belonged to the kingdom of Awadh, which had been treacherously annexed by the British in 1856. He represented the discontent that the misery of British rule had brought upon peasant families of Awadh. He joined the East India Company’s army at the age of 22 as a soldier in the 6th company of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry. He was hanged to death by the Company on April 8. The above mentioned lines refer to: (a) Abdul Hameed (b) Bakht Khan (c) Chandrashekhar Azad (d) Mangal Pandey QUESTION 4 With reference to the Longitudinal Ageing Study of India (LASI) carried out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, consider the following statements: 1. Cancer prevalence is on the rise and is higher in rural India. 2. Less than 50 per cent of the elderly have one or more chronic diseases. 3. More than 50 per cent of the elderly in India have mental health issues. How many of the statements given above are correct? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All three (d) None QUESTION 5 Porpanaikottai, a Sangam-age site was in news due to the excavation of a circular brick structure. The site is located in: (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Southern Andhra Pradesh (d) Southern Karnataka ANSWERS TO THE MCQs 1. (a) FYI: — Congress performed admirably in the 1937 provincial elections, held under the mandate of the Government of India Act of 1935. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. — It won 711 of a total 1,585 provincial assembly seats, with absolute majorities in 5 of the 11 provinces (Madras, Bihar, Orissa, Central Provinces, and United Provinces) and a near-majority in Bombay (86 out of 175). — Congress ministries were formed in all of these provinces. Some time later, the Congress also formed governments in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Assam. Hence, statement 2 is not correct. — Non-Congress governments were created in the remaining three provinces: Sindh, Punjab, and Bengal. Hence, statement 3 is correct. — Notably, the Muslim League, which claimed to be the sole representative of Indian Muslims, fared poorly in the elections. — The League won only 106 of the 482 seats granted to Muslims in separate electorates, and it failed to gain even one seat in the NWFP. It won only two out of 84 reserved seats in Punjab and three out of 33 in Sindh. All of these provinces were Muslim-majority. Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer. 2. (b) FYI: — Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement from Bombay’s Gowalia Tank Maidan on August 8, 1942. Hence, statement 1 is correct. — By August 9, most of the Congress leadership had been arrested as the British ordered a vicious crackdown which led to a nationalist upsurge as the masses took to the street with hartals, public demonstrations, and processions. Hence, statement 2 is correct. — The Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha did not join the movement. They continued in their ministries, and even offered support to the Viceroy towards the British war effort. Hence, statement 3 is not correct. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer. 3. (d) FYI: — Mangal Pandey, who was hanged to death by the Company on this day — April 8 — 167 years ago, belonged to the kingdom of Awadh. — Mangal Pandey was born on July 19, 1827 in Nagwa village in Ballia district in a Bhumihar Brahmin family. — He joined the East India Company’s army at the age of 22 as a soldier in the 6th company of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry. — He refused to use the newly introduced Enfield rifle, the cartridges of which had a covering that was believed to be made of animal fat (beef and pork), and which had to be bit open before the cartridges could be used. — Awadh was a region that supplied large numbers of soldiers of war to the Company’s army. There were 75,000 soldiers from Awadh, and almost every agricultural family in the kingdom had a representative in the army. — On March 29, 1857, Pandey mutinied and fired at his Senior Sergeant Major. He was overpowered and hanged on April 8, 1857, by the order of a Court Martial at Lal Bagan in Barrackpore. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer. 4. (d) FYI: — The Longitudinal Ageing Study of India (LASI), initiated in 2016 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, is a comprehensive national survey and seminal study of India's ageing population. — The LASI programme focuses on the health, economic, and social well-being of India's elderly. — The LASI is a large-scale nationwide scientific study of the health, economic, and social factors and repercussions of population ageing in India. — Every fourth Indian over 60 years and every fifth Indian over 45 years reported having poor health — 75% of the elderly have one or more chronic diseases. Hence, statement 2 is not correct. — 1 in 4 has some kind of multi-morbidity — Diabetes is more common among senior citizens in urban India — Cancer prevalence is on the rise and is higher in urban India. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. — Around 20% of the elderly in India have mental health issues. Hence, statement 3 is not correct. — The prevalence of probable depression among the elderly is 10 times higher than the self-reported prevalence of diagnostic depression, indicating a heavier burden of undiagnosed depression. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer. (Source: www.niti.gov.in) 5. (b) FYI: — Archaeologists discovered a piece of a circular brick construction at Porpanaikottai, a Sangam-age site in the Pudukottai area. — Porpanaikottai is located around 6.5 kilometres east of Pudukottai town, Tamil Nadu. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer. 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