12-08-2026 (Static)

Consider the following statements regarding dyarchy in the provinces:

1. Provincial subjects were divided into Reserved and Transferred subjects.
2. Ministers handling Transferred subjects were responsible to the provincial legislature.
3. The Governor retained overriding authority over both Reserved and Transferred subjects.
4. Finance and law and order were among the Transferred subjects.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Permanent Settlement introduced under Cornwallis:

1. The land revenue demand of the East India Company from zamindars was permanently fixed.
2. Zamindars were recognised as proprietors of the land subject to payment of revenue.
3. Failure to pay the stipulated revenue could result in the sale of the zamindar's estate.
4. The settlement was initially introduced throughout British India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Battle of Wandiwash was a major turning point in the Anglo-French struggle in India.
2. The French defeat at Wandiwash weakened their ability to pursue territorial ambitions in southern India.
3. The Treaty of Paris, 1763 permitted the French to maintain fortified political territories comparable to those of the British.
4. The English East India Company eventually acquired greater financial autonomy through territorial revenues.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the Charter Act of 1793:

1. It renewed the Company's charter for another 20 years.
2. It continued the Company's monopoly over trade with India, subject to later changes.
3. It provided that the salaries of the Board of Control were to be paid from Indian revenues.
4. It completely ended the Company's political functions in India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the evolution of British famine policy in India:

1. The Orissa Famine of 1866 exposed serious deficiencies in the colonial relief system.
2. The Strachey Commission recommended a systematic famine policy and the preparation of Famine Codes.
3. The MacDonnell Commission emphasised preventive measures and improvements in agricultural credit.
4. The British famine policy consistently treated famine relief as primarily a matter of private charity rather than state responsibility.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the International Date Line (IDL):

1. The IDL broadly follows the 180° meridian but deviates from it at several locations.
2. The deviations are partly intended to prevent countries and island groups from being divided between two calendar dates.
3. Crossing the IDL from west to east generally requires adding one calendar day.
4. The IDL coincides completely with the 180° meridian throughout its course.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. Young fold mountains generally exhibit high relief and steep slopes.
2. Old fold mountains tend to have rounded peaks because of prolonged erosion and denudation.
3. Continued tectonic uplift can partly compensate for the erosional lowering of a mountain range.
4. The age of a mountain range alone completely determines its present-day relief.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea.
2. The Bosporus connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.
3. The Palk Strait separates India from Sri Lanka.
4. The Sunda Strait separates the Malay Peninsula from Sumatra.

Which of the statements given above are correct?