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British Conquest of India

During the heyday of Mughal rule a number a number of Europeans came to  India for trading. These Europeans were well organized as joint-stock companies, and set up their trading centres called factories, indifferent regions of India. The Anglo-French trade rivalry and their subsequent attempt ot interfere in the political affairs of India culminated into the Carnatic Wars. By the end of the Third Carnatic Wars, the French were no longer a threat to the British.

                In the meanwhile, the political situation was undergoing drastic changes in another important region of India, viz. Bengal , which was one of the most fertile and prosperous parts of India. Siraj-ud-Daula, the Bengal Nawab, decided to take actions against the British and the ‘Battle of Plassey’ (1757) took place with latter as the victor. The subsequent activities of the British led to a final showdown in the form of their victory in Battle of Buxar(1764), making them the real masters of Bengal, though formal authority still remained with the Nawab. From this base the British began to compete first as equals and later as superiors to the Indian powers.

                With the victory of the British in the Carnatic wars and more importantly in the Bengal battles began the process of their conquest of India. By 1765 the British had not become the virtual rulers of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, but also begun to dictate trems to the Nawabs of both carnatic and Awadh. The British, However had to conted with the Marathas for another half a century and also had to overcome the resistance of Hyderabad and Mysore States. This was a gradual process by the end of which, all parts of India came under British control.

BATTLE FO PLASSEY

The British Company had obtained valuable privileges in 1717 under a royal ‘forman’ of the Mughal emperor, which had granted the company the freedom to export and import their goods in Bengal without paying taxes, and the right to issue ‘dastaks’ for the movement of such goods. The company’s servants were also permitted ot trade but were are not covered by this farman. All the Nawabs fo Bengal from MUrshid Quli Khan to Alivardi Khan, had objected to the English misinterpretation of the farman of 1717. But matters came to a head in 1756 when Siraj-ud-daula succeeded to the throne.

                The spark was provided by the fortification of Calcutta by the British without the prior permission of the Nawab and their refusal to demolish the fortification when ordered by the Nawab. Siraj was willing to let he Europeans remain as merchants and not as masters. He ordered both the English and the French to demolish their fortifications at Calcutta and Chandranagore and to desist from fighting  each other . While the French obeyed his order, the English refused to do so. The English Company was now determined to remain in Bengal even against the wishes of the Nawab and to trade on its own terms . Siraj seized the English factory at Kasimbazaar, marched on to Calcutta and occupied Fort Williams in 1756. After receiving aid from Madras, the British, under Lord Clive reconquered Calcutta. Both Sides met for battle in the field of Plassey on 23^rd June ,1757. But it was a battle only in name, for the major part of the Nawab’s army (led by the trailors Mir Jafar and Rai Durlabh) took no part in the fighting. Mir Jafar, the new Nawab, remained a puppet in British hands. The East India Company was granted undisputed right to trade free of tax in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, received te zamindari of 24 paraganas near Calcutta and a sum of Rs. 17.7 millions as compensation for the attack on Calcutta. The Company opened its first mint in Calcutta in 1757.

                Yet the Battle of Plassey was not the final round of the struggle for the complete mastery over Bengal. There was to be one more battle, the Battle of Buxar fought in 1764.

BATTLE OF BUXAR

Mir Jafar soon realized that it was impossible to meet the full demands of the company and its officials who began to criticize the Nawab for his inability to fulfill their expectations. Consequently, in 1760, they forced him to abdicate in favour of his son-in law, Mir Qasim, who rewarded British by granting them the zamindari of the districts of Burdwan, Midnapore and Chittagong. Mir Qasim, however, belied the English hopes and soon emerged as a threat to their very position and plans in Bengal . The primary cause of the Battle of Buxar  war therefore, the conflict between the English and the Nawab for the sovereign power of Bengal. The misuse of the farman of 1717 and the dastaks by the British and the consequent abolition of all duties on internal trade by the Nawab was a contributory factor. Mir Qasim was defeated in a series of battles in 1763 and fled to Avadh, where he formed and alliance with Shuja-ud-daula , Nawab of Avadh, and Shah Alam II, the fugitive Mughal emperor. The forces fo the three allies clashes with the Company’s army at Buxar in October 1764 and were thoroughly routed.

                The Battle of Buxar was one of the most decisive battles in Indian history, for it demonstrated the superiority of English arms over the combined forces of two of the major Indian powers, Bengal and Avadh. The battle firmly established the British as masters of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. From Shah Alam II, who was still the titular head of the Mughal Empire, the Company secured the Diwani (the right ot collect revenue) of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Thus, its control over Bengal was legalized. On Mir-Jafar’s death in 1754, they put his second son, Nizam-ud-daulah, on the throne and extractedca treaty. Now, the Nawab was required to disband most of his army and to administer Bengal through a Deputy Subedhar who was to be nomninated by the company and who could not be dismissed without its approval. The company thus gained supreme control over the administration(Nizamat) of Bengal.

                The Nawab of Avadh was made to pay a war indemnity of five million rupees to the Company . Morever, the two signed an alliance by which the Company promised to support the Nawab against any outside attack  provided he paid for the services of the troops sent to his aid. This alliance amade the Nawab a dependent of the Company . The British had decided to consolidate their acquisition of Bengal and to use Avadh as a buffer state between their possession and the Marathas.

CONQUEST FO MAHARASHTRA

Peshwa Madhava Rao, who succeded his father Peshwa Balaji Rao in 1761 and who ranks among the great Peshwas, maintained unity among the Maratha chiefs and nobles and very soon recovered the power and prestige of the Maratha which they lost in the third Battle of Panipat. He came into contact with the English and was conscious of their military efficiency, but he did not attach much value to them and regarded them as an insignificant factor in the Indian politics. The British became conscious of the Marathas in the fulfillment of their ambition of building an empire in India and, therefore, were keen to weaken their power at the erarliest opportunity. They got their opportunity very soon after the death and Peshwa Madhava Rao in 1775 to 1782, known as the First Anglo-Maratha War.

SECOND ANGLO-MARATHA WAR

After the creation of the Madras Presidency in 1801, the only major Indian power left outside the sphere of British control were the Marathas, whose internal affairs further deteriorated within a span of 20 years after the First Anglo-Maratha war. The internal squabbles of the Marathas led to a new round of hostilities between the English and the Marathas. This resulted in the Second –Anglo –Maratha War(1903-05) . Wellesley’s aggressive policy of interference in the internal affairs of the Marathas was and important factor.

Wellesley, who became the Governor-General in 1798, felt it imperative to bring as many Indian

States as possible under British control. One of the important methods which the used to achieve his political aims was the Subsidiary Alliance. Under this system:

1.       The ruler of the allying Indian States was compelled to accept the permanent stationing of a British force within his territory and also to pay a subsidy for its maintenance;

2.       A British Resident was posted at the court;

3.       Indian ruler could not employ any European in his service without the approval of the British;

4.       He could not negotiate with any other Indian ruler without consulting the Governor-general;

5.       The British undertook to defend the ruler from his enemies; and

6.       Also promised non-interfenence in internal affairs of the allied state.

Among the last capable Maratha chiefs were Mahadji Sindhia, Ahilya Bai Holkar, Tukoji HOlkar and Peshwa Madhava Rao II , who died in 1794, 1795, 1796 and 1797 respectively. Nana Phadnis, the chief minister to the Peshwa, served the Maratha state zealously after the murder of Peshwa Narayan Rao, but later his ambition to keep the power of the state to himself harmed the interest of the Marathas.

Q . WHAT IS TREATY OF SALBAI?

ANS:   After first Anglo-Maratha War, peace was finally concluded in 1782 by the Treaty of Salbai. According to the treaty, (a) both parties agreed to return each other’s territory conquered during the course of the war; (b) the English gave up the cause of Raghunatha Rao who was to be given a pension by the Treaty of Salbsai. This war, though it did not end in victory for either side,  gave the British 20 years of peace with the Marathas, the strongest Indian power of the day. The treaty enabled the British to exert pressure on Mysore as the Marathas promised to help them in recovering their territories from Haider Ali. Thus the British, by the war and the treaty, on the one hand, saved themselves from the combined opposition of Indian powers, and on the other, succeeded in dividing the Indian powers. The treaty was in fact  a successful stroke of diplomacy on the part of Warren Hastings.

THIRD ANGLO MARATHA WAR

                The second Anglo-Maratha War had no doubt shattered the power of the Maratha chiefs but not their spirit. The English had to fight another war, known as the Third Anglo Maratha War(1817-1818). However, once again the Marathas failed to evolve a concerted and well-thought out plan of action. The Governor-General, Lord Hastings, struck back with characteristic vigor. He compelled Scindhia to accept British suzerainty, and defeated the armies of the Peshwa, Bhonsle and HOlkar. The consequences of this war sealed the fate of  the Marathas once for all. The Peshwa was dethroned and pensioned off at Bithur near Kanpur. His territories were annexed and the enlarge Presidency of Bombay was brought into existence . However, in order to satisfy Maratha pride, the small kingdom of Satara was created out of the Peshwa’s lands and given to the descendant of Chatrapatti Shivaji who ruled it as a complete dependent of the British.

CONQUEST FO SINDH

                The conquest and annexation fo Sindh by the British was partly due to the commercial advantages of River Indus. It was also caused by the growing Anglo-Russian rivalry in Europe  and Asia and the consequent British fears that Russia might attack India through Afghanistan or Persia.

                Sindh was opened to British trade by a treaty signed in 1832 between the Amirs fo Sindh and the British. Soon after, the chiefs of Sindh, known as Amirs, were left with no independent power and could no longer work in cooperation with each others. The Amirs were not recognized by the English. Sindh was finally, annexed in 1843 after a brief campaign by Sir Charles Napier . The annexation of Sindh was purely an out come of British imperialism and was criticized by one and all. Charles Napier himself wrote: “We have no right to seize Sindh.Yet we shall do so , and a very advantageous, useful, human piece of rascality it will be”.  Even the Court of Directors described it as unjust and impolitic and inconsistent with the true interests and honour of the Indian government. At one point of time, they even threatened Ellenbrough, the then governor-General, to call him back from India.

POLICY OF RING-FENCE  ( 1757-1813)

                During this period, the British, as Lee-Warner says, ‘endeavored as far as possible to live within a Ring Fence, and beyond that they avoided intercourse with the chiefs as the English Company was not yet strong enough to interfere in the internal affairs of the Indian states.

                Warren Hastings, confronted with the task of safeguarding British territories against the encroachments of the Maratha and the militant rulers of Mysore, generally followed the policy of a Ring-Fence. The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 even laid down that the Home Government should not approve of the intervention of her officers in India in the internal affairs of the Indian States. After the battle of Buxar, Avadh lay at the mercy of the British but they did not annex it. After the Rohilla war; Warren Hastings conferred the conquered territories on the Nawab of Avadh instead of  retaining them; the First Anglo- Maratha war ended in the restoration of the status quo by the Treaty of Salbai and the four Mysore wars benefited the allies of the British (Marathas and Nizam ) more than the British themselves at least in the short term.

                Yet it cannot be denied that during this period the Company did intervene in the affairs of the Indian states on a number of occasions. Warren Hastings, for instance, fought the First Maratha War (1775-82) and the Second Mysore War (1780-1784) without any justifiable reason. Similarly, Lord Cornwallis fought the Third Mysore war(1790-1792) and annexed half of its territory. Lord Wellesley fought the Fourth Mysore War(1798-1799) and the Second Maratha War, and also compelled the rulers of Hyderabad and Avadh to sign the Subsidiary treaties with the Company. Lord Minto not only concluded the Treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh but also granted protection of the Cis-Sutlej states whose very existence was being endangered by Ranjit Singh.

POLICY OF SUBORDINATE  ISOLATION (1813-58)

During this period of 45 years, the British East India Company made all States subordinate to itself by compelling their rulers to sign Subsidiary treaties with it. The Indian States, without exception, were prevailed upon to accept the Company as the paramount power in India. They were required to give either money or territory, so that the Company could maintain a Subsidiary force either in the concerned State or outside it for its protection. The concerned State could no longer appoint non-English Europeans in its service. It could not conduct any foreign relations except through the British government. In all its dispute with other States, it had to accept British arbitration. In turn, the Company promised the territorial integrity of the State. In practice, however , all the Indian States entering into subsidiary alliance, and being dependent on the Company for self protection, began to suffer from all the evils of ‘dual government’ like those which had destroyed Bengal between 1765 and 1722 . Regarding pitfalls of the Subsidiary system, Sir Thomas Munro rightly remarked that, it is the natural tendency to render the government of every country in which it exists weak and oppressive, to extinguish all honorable spirits among the higher grades of society, to degrade and impoverish the whole people.

POLICY OF SUBORDINATE UNION(1858-1947)

                The Revolt of 1857 made the British reverse their policy towards the princely States. Prior to the Revolt, the British had made use of every opportunity to annex the Indian States, but after it they abandoned the policy of annexation in favour of annexation  of another policy known as the policy o’subordinate Union’. During the Revolt, most of the native ruler had not only remained loyal to the British but had actively helped the latter in suppressing  it. Their loyalty was now rewarded with the announcement that their right to adopt heirs would be respected and the integrity of their territories was guaranteed against future annexation. As pointed out by Lord Canning in 1860 –“It was long ago said by Sir John Malcolm…… that if we could keep up a number of Native States without political power, but as royal instruments, we should exist in India as long as our naval supremacy was maintained. Of the substantial truth of this opinion I have no doubt; and the recent events have made it more deserving of our attention than ever”.

BRITISH COLONIALISM IN INDIA

The British colonial rule in India is generally divided into three stages: First stage(1757-1813) represents the mercantile phase. Second stage(1813-1860) represents the free trade phase and Third stage(1860 onwards ) represents the finance capital phase.

Mercantalism : During the mercantile phase the aim of all activity was to accumulate wealth. In order to pursue a favorable trade, the British company started aggressive policies in India. The government passed the Regulating Act  and the Pitt’s India Act to gain more and the direct control over the affairs of the company. The company officials transferred their fortunes acquired in Indian to England. The financial bleeding of India started with the British gaining hegemony over Indian territories. New revenue settlements were imposed upon the agrarian structure. The fought several wars, crushed many princely States and brought them under the colonial aurthority. Soon the mercantile phase came to an end.

Free Trade : By the dawn of the 19^th century, the British became an industrial power following Industrial Revolution in England. It was in need of raw material to feed its industries. The emerging capitalist class found the Company a stumbling block for its market. The Company’s monopoly in India was bitterly attacked by the British industrial community. Thus, the need for raw material and markets for the British manufactured goods resulted in the formulation of free trade policy towards India. The special feature of this policy was that it was a one way traffic wherein British goods entered India virtually free while Indian products entering Britain faced high tariffs. The protective policy towards British trade was thoroughly guarded, leaving India-made products to face stiff competition.

PERMANENT  SETTLEMENT

Anxious to secure a regular payment of land revenue, the British decided to ‘settle’ the payment of the government demand with certain intermediaries who would hold themselves responsible for payment of the revenue.After prolonged deliberations ‘permanent settlement’ was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal and Bihar in 1793. Under this system. Zamindars were giben full rights of ownership over their estates, who were till now only revenue farmers. Lord Minto and Lord Wellesley, the successors of Lord Cornwallis, were great believers  in large estates property rights, fixed revenues and fixed taxation; consequently they tried to introduced permanent settlement in the newly acquired regions of northern India. This happened in Orissa as well as certain parts fo Madras Presidency in the first two decades of the 19^th century.

Purpose and Impact  : The important purpose of this policy was to  create a new class of landlords based on the English model as the social butteress of English rule. It was felt that with the small number of English, holding down a vast population, it was absolutely essential to establish a social basis for their power through the creation of a new class whose interests, through receiving a subsidiary share in the spoils (One-eleventh) would be bound up with the maintenance of English rule. This contention was proved several times and the best example would be the 1857 revolt during which the landed aristocracy stood finely on the side of the British, which made Lord Canning to call zamindars as ‘breakwaters’ in the storm. Its impact on  their estates preferred to live in luxury in cities and became sort of distant suction pumps; literally sucking the blood of the peasants. As the income from land decreased due to high rents and taxes and increase in population, the gap between the zamindar and tiller began to grow wide. Thus, the greatest amount of agrarian unrest can be found in zamindar areas.

OTHER  SYSTEMS :

In the united provinces of Agra and Awadh and also in  Punjab, a new method of land revenue system was introduced known as ‘Mahalwari’ or joint village system.  Under this system, the assessment was made on the principle of ownership farming. But all the owners of land in the ‘Mahal’ or village were made jointly responsible for payment of land revenue. The head of each village had a special responsibil8ity for collecting land revenue. Under the Mahalwari system provision was made for periodical of land revenue.

                In the Central provinces, where the British took over the administration from the rulers, the land revenue system known as ‘Malguzari system’ was introduced. Under this system. The ‘Malguzars’, who were originally village officers, were given proprietary rights on land. Here too the government retained the right of making periodical revision of land revenue.

                All these systems departed fundamentally from the traditional land systems of the country. All over the country, land was now made saleable, mortagage-able and alienable. In fact, the entire structure of rural society began to break up.

JUDICIAL POLICY

In the early days of its rule, the Company was satisfied with the provision of courts of the trial of cases of the Europeans, and early in the 18^th century, Mayours’ courts were established in the three presidency towns, with the right of appeal to the local government and in certain cases. In the King-in-Council, at the time of the transfer of Diwani to the Company, Clive set up what was known as the ‘Dual system’. Under Warren Hastings, Collector was placed in charge of the local civil and criminal courts. Above these courts were the Sadr Diwani Adalat (for civil cases ) and Sadar Nizamt Adalat (for criminal cases). The Regulating  Act of 1773 brought into existence the Supreme Courts of Calcutta which administered English law to the confusion of Indian litigants. Under Cornwallis, significant changes were made. These were the separation of judicial and executive powers in the district courts and the introduction of the Rule of Law. It was in the mid-19^th century that the penal and criminal codes were completed largely due to the efforts Lord Macaulay. The Indian High Courts Act was passed in 1861. In 1865, High Courts were established at Calcutta, Madras and Bombay and, a short time later, at Allahabad to replace the Sadr courts of Diwani and Nizamat.

However, the development of judiciary was in line with other changes in the colonial administration. When Lord Ripon tried to remedy the evil by introducing the Ilbert bill, there was a lot of opposition from there was a lot of opposition from the European community and the same could not be passed in the original form. The judiciary was used only to legitimize the exploitation of the colonial rulers and their allies, viz. zamindars, moneylenders and civil servants.

SOCIAL POLICY

After establishing complete control over Indian territories and taking firm steps to encourage trade, Britain found it necessary to evolve a social policy to administer the country in a way favorable both for the country and the British Government. In this direction, it took several steps to ameliorate the social life of the people. The important among them are the abolition of ‘Sati’ (1892), prohibition of infanticide (1795 and 1802 ), enabling widows to get married by law (the Hindu Widow’s  Remarriage Act of 1856 ), revival of the ancient heritage of India and even encouraging the expression of the people’s opinion.

                These reformatory activities were, however, carried as long as they did not come into conflict with commercial interests and profit motives, reform movement following g the 1857 revolt. IN fact, it started making alliance with the conservative classes thereafter. Thus, its progressive outlook and activities were occasioned because of the fact that the colonial power from  the 19^th century onwards propagated that it look on itself the responsibilities of bringing up the ‘White man’s burden’. But it can be said that whatever benefits that Indian society got from the British was because of the economics exploitation of the day associated with some fair principles in their home country.

BRITISH ECONOMIC POLICIES AND THEIR IMPACT

Before the advent of the British in India, especially during the 17^th and 18^th centuries, India was the industrial workshop of the world in a pre-capitalist sense. It was endowed with fertile soil and a prosperous agriculture; a good geographical location and climate suitable for production, possessing mineral resources. Centres in Western India, Bengal and the Coromandal Coast had built up extensive international trading links, financed manufacturing in the interior, engaged in ship building and even developed sophisticated forms of banking and exchange .  Such a prosperous India turned into a dumping house of finished goods from Britain and exporter of raw materials in the wake of crude and cruel imperialistic policies of British colonial rule.

A Bottleneck : The economic policies of the colonial power proved to be the chief bottleneck in the development of the Indian economy . The British rule resulted in the drastic changes in the system of land tenure and land ownership . In the commercialization of agriculture, in rural indebtedness, in growth fo modern industry (though lopsided) and rise of capitalist class, the land revenue system introduced by the British caused a radical change in property relations in land. A new proprietary class, consisting mainly of businessmen, came on the scene. They looked up on zamindari as an income yielding asset. The main motive of the British behind this policy was to stabilize and increase its source of revenue and to create a loyal class of landlords in its colony to assist in its shameless and ruthless plunder of Indian economy. The impact was disastrous. The cultivators, unable to withstand the burden of rent and taxes soon turned into tenants-at-will.

 

  

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Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has issued notification of multi Tasking (Non-Technical) in Pay Band-1( 5200-20200/-) + Grade Pay 1800/-, a General Central Service Group ‗C‘ Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post in various Central Government Ministries / Departments / Offices, in different States / Union Territories.

Eligible Candidate can apply online/offline from 16/11/2013 to 11/12/2013 till 5 P.M. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, eligibility and other details given below:
VACANCIES / RESERVATION : Vacancy position indicated by the Regional Offices of the
Commission in different States / UTs is tentative. Firm number of vacancies for the post of Multi
Tasking Staff, will be determined by them in due course.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : ( As on 13.12.2013) Must have passed Matriculation Examination OR equivalent from a recognized Board.
Note: Candidates who have not acquired/will not acquire the educational qualification as on the closing date of receipt of application will not be eligible and need not apply.
AGE LIMIT: 18-25 years as on 01.01.2014 (i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 02.01.1989 and not later than 01.01.1996)
Age-Relaxation permissible beyond the Upper age limit for Reserve Categories.
FEE: RUPEES ONE HUNDRED ONLY(100/-) for each Application. Fee is exempted for all Women candidates and candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Physically Handicapped, and Ex-Servicemen, eligible for reservation.
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The online submission of the application may be made at website ssconline.nic.in and ssconline2.gov.in . Instructions are available at the site. Candidate should read the instructions carefully before making any entry or selecting options. Candidate should supply all the required details while filling up the online form. Mandatory fields are marked with * (asterisk) sign. The filling of online application contains two parts :
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SSC CHSL Question paper held on 10th November

ssc combined higher secondary level question paper Test form no: 021 QL 3

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Reading Comprehension: Passage 3

True, it is the function of the army to maintain law and order in abnormal times. But in normal times there is another force that compels citizens to obey the laws and to act with due regard to

the rights of others. The force also protects the lives and the properties  of law abiding men. Laws are made to secure the personal safety of its subjects and to prevent murder and crimes of violence. They are made to secure the property of the citizens against theft and damage to protect the rights of communities and castes to carry out their customs and ceremonies, so long as they do not conflict with the rights of others. Now the good citizen, of his own free will obey these laws and he takes care that everything he does is done with due regard to the rights and well-being of others. But the bad citizen is only restrained from breaking these laws by fear of the consequence of his actions. And the necessary steps to compel the bad citizen to act as a good citizen are taken by this force. The supreme control of  law and order in a State is in the hands of a Minister who is responsible to the State Assembly and acts through the Inspector General of Police.

1.       The  expression ‘customs and ceremonies’ means :

(a)    Fairs and festivals

(b)   Habits and traditions.

(c)    Usual practices and religious rites

(d)   Superstitions and formalities.

2.       A suitable title for the passage would be :

(a)    The function of the army.

(b)   Laws and the people’s rights.

(c)    The fear of the law and citizen’s security.

(d)   The functions of the police.

3.       Which of the following is not implied in the passage?

(a)    Law protects those who respect it.

(b)   Law ensures people’s religious and social rights absolutely and unconditionally.

(c)    A criminal is deterred from committing crimes only for fear of the law.

(d)   The forces of law help to transform irresponsible citizens into responsible ones.

4.       According to the writer, which one of the following is not the responsibility of the police?

(a)    To protect the privileges of all citizens.

(b)   To check violent activities of citizens.

(c)    To ensure peace among citizens by safeguarding individual rights.

(d)   To maintain peace during extraordinary circumstances.

5.       Which of the following reflects the main thrust of the passage?

(a)    It deals with the importance of the army in maintaining law and order.

(b)   It highlights role of the police as superior to that of the army.

(c)    It discusses the roles of the army and the police in different circumstances.

(d)   It points to the responsibility of the Minister and the Inspector General of Police.

6.       “They are made to secure the property of citizens against theft and damage”, means that the law :

(a)    Helps in recovering the stolen property of the citizens.

(b)   Assist the citizens whose property has been stolen or destroyed.

(c)    Initiate process against offenders of law.

(d)   Safeguard people’s possessions against being stolen or lost.

7.       Out of the following which one has the opposite meaning to the word ‘restrained’ in the passage?

(a)    Promoted

(b)   Accelerated

(c)    Intruded

(d)   Inhibited

8.       Which one of the following statement is implied in the passage?

(a)    Peaceful citizens seldom violate the law, but bad citizens have ot be restrained by the police.

(b)   Criminals, who flout the law, are seldom brought to book.

(c)    The police hardly succeed in converting bad citizens into good citizens.

(d)   The police check the citizens. Whether they are good or bad, from violating the law.

9.       Which of the following statements expresses most accurately the idea contained in the first sentence?

(a)    It is the job if the army to ensure internal peace at all times.

(b)   It is the police that should always enforce law and order in the country.

(c)    Army and the police ensure people’s security through combined operations.

(d)   It is in exceptional circumstances that the army has to ensure peace in the country.

10.   The last sentence of the passage implies that :

(a)    The Inspector General of Police is the sole authority in matters of law and order.

(b)   In every State maintenance of public peace is under the overall control of the responsible Minister.

(c)    A Minister and a responsible State, Assembly exercise direct authority in matters pertaining to law and order.

(d)   The Inspector General  of Police is responsible to the State Assembly for maintaining law and order.

Answer of Reading Comprehension: Passage 2

1            1.       C                             2.  A                       3.  D                       4.  C                        5.  A

6.   B                               7. D                        8.  D                       9.  C                        10. C

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Reading Comprehension: Passage 2

A recent report in News Week says that in American colleges,  students  of Asian origin outperform not only the minority group students but the majority whites as well. Many of these students must be of Indian origin,
and their achievement is  something  we can be proud of . It is unlikely that these talented youngsters will come back to India, and that is the familiar brain drain problem. However recent statements by the nation’s policy makers indicate that the perception of this issue is changing. ‘Brain bank’ and not ‘brain drain’ is the more appropriate idea, they suggest since the expertise of Indians abroad is only deposited in other places and not lost.

                This may be so, but this brain bank, like most other banks, is one that primarily serves customers in its neighbourhood . The skills of the Asians now excelling in America’s colleges will mainly help the U.S.A. . No matter how significant, what non-resident Indians do for India and what their counterparts do for other Asian lands is only a by-product.

                But it is also nece3ssary to ask, or be reminded, why Indians study fruitfully when abroad. The Asians   whose  accomplishments  News Week records would have probably had a very different tale if they had studied in India. In America they found elbow room, books and facilities not available and not likely to be available here. The need to prove themselves in their new country and the competition of an international standard they faced there must have cured mental and physical laziness. But other things helping them in America can be obtained here if we achieve a change in social attitudes,  specially towards youth.

                We need to learn to value individuals and their unique qualities more than conformity and respectability. We need to learn the language of encouragement to add to our skill in flattery. We might also learn to be less liberal with blame and less tightfisted with appreciation, especially.

11.       Among the many groups of students in American colleges, Asian students  :

(a)    Are often written about in magazines like News Week.

(b)   Are most successful academically.

(c)    Have proved that they are as good as the whites.

(d)   Have only a minority status like the blacks.

22.         The student of Asian origin in America include  :

(a)    A fair number from India.

(b)   A small group from India.

(c)    Persons from India who are very proud.

(d)   Indians who are the most hard working of all.

33.       In general, the talented young Indians studying in America :

(a)    Have a reputation for being hard working.

(b)   Have the opportunity to contribute to India’s development.

(c)    Can solve the brain drain problem because of recent changes in policy.

(d)   Will not return to pursue their careers in India.

44.       There is talk now of the ‘brain bank’. This idea :

(a)    Is a solution to the brain drain problem.

(b)   Is a new problem caused partly by the brain drain.

(c)    Is a new way of looking at the role of qualified Indians living abroad.

(d)   Is based on a plan to utilize foreign exchange remittances to stimulate research and development.

55.       The brain bank has limitation like all banks in the sense that :

(a)    A bank’s services go mainly to those near it.

(b)   Small neighbourhood  banks are not visible in this age of multinationals.

(c)    Only what is deposited can be withdrawn and utilized.

(d)   No one can be forced to put his assets in a bank.

66.       The author feels that what non-resident Indians do for India :

(a)    Will have many useful side effects.

(b)   Will not be their main interest and concern.

(c)    Can benefit other Asian countries, as a by-product.

(d)   Can American colleges be of service to the world community.

77.       The performance for Indians when they go to study in the West :

(a)    Shows the fruits of hardwork done by school teachers in India.

(b)   Should remind us that knowledge and wisdom are not limited by the boundaries of race and nation.

(c)    Is better than people in the West expect of non-whites.

(d)   Is better than what it would have been if they had studied in India.

88.       The high level of competition faced by Asian students in America :

(a)    Helps them overcome their lazy habits.

(b)   Makes them lazy since the facilities there are good.

(c)    Makes them worried about failing.

(d)   Helps them prove that they are as good as whites.

99.       The author feels that some of the conditions other than the level of facilities that make the West attractive  :

(a)    Are available in India but young people do not appreciate them.

(b)   Can never be found here because we believe in conformity.

(c)    Can be created if our attitudes and values change.

(d)   Can also give respectability to our traditions and customs.

110.   One of the ways of making the situation in India better would be :

(a)    To eliminate flattery from public life.

(b)   To distinguish between conformity and respectability.

(c)    To give appreciation and not be tightfisted.

(d)   To encourage people and not merely flatter them.

Answer of Reading Comprehension : Passage 1

1            1.       C                             2.  B                        3.  A                       4.  C                        5.  A

6.   B                               7. C                         8.  B                        9.  D                       10. A

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Engineering Services exam 2013 Result declared

Union Public Service Commission (U.P.S.C.) has declared the written result of Engineering Services exam 2013 on 9th November. On the basis of the result of the written part of the Engineering Services
Examination, 2013 held by U.P.S.C. in June, 2013, the candidates with the under mentioned Roll Numbers
have qualified for Interview/ Personality Test. Candidates, who have appeared in the exam, can check their result which is available on following link.

 Click here for Result 

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UPSC CDS I 2014 – Apply Online for 509 Vacancies

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued notification for recruitment of 509 Various Vacancies under Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy through Combined Defence Services Examination I, 2014.

Eligible candidates must apply online from 02-11-2013 to 02-12-2013. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, application fee details, selection process and how to apply are given below…

UPSC Combined Defence Services Examination I:
Total Number of Vacancies: 509
Names of Courses:
1. Indian Military Academy: 250 Posts
2. Indian Naval Academy: 40 Posts
3. Air Force Academy: 32 Posts
4. Officers Training Academy (Men): 175 Posts
5. Officers Training Academy (Women): 12 Posts

Age Limit: Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1991 and not later than 02-01-1996 for Indian Military Academy & Indian Naval Academy, Unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1992 and not later than 01-01-1996 for Air Force Academy, Male candidates born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1996 for Officers Training Academy (Men) and Unmarried woman should have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1996 for Officers Training Academy (Women).

Educational Qualification: Candidates must possess Degree from a recognized University for IMA, Officers Training Academy posts, Degree from a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering for Air Force Academy post and candidates must possess Degree in Engineering for Indian Naval Academy.

Application Fee: Candidates belongs to General and OBC category have to pay Rs.200/- (Rupees Two Hundred Only) towards application fee either by depositing the money in any branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of SBI, State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/ State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala/ State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/ Master Credit/ Debit Card. SC/ST/Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in written exam, interview test.

How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply through online from UPSC website www.upsconline.nic.in from 02-11-2013 to 02-12-2013 till 11:59 PM.

Instructions for Online Application:
1. Candidates must scan their photo and signature and make the payment before starting the application procedure.
2. Log on to www.upsconline.nic.in to start the application process.
3. Select on ‘Online Application for Various Examinations of UPSC’ link and select the Combined Defence Services Examination I link.
4. Select the Part-I Registration link which consists of personal details, fill all details carefully.
5. After filling up all marked details of Part-I, click on ‘Continue’ button.
6. This will provide you with Registration ID, retain it for further use.
7. To fill up Part-II of Application, Registration Number and Date of Birth must be entered.
8. Fill all marked details carefully and submit the Application on or before 02-12-2013.

Important Dates:
Date of Issue:02-11-2013.
Starting Date for Online Registration: 02-11-2013.
Last Date for Online Application: 02-12-2013 till 11:59 PM.
Date of Examination: 09-02-2014.

For more details like vacancy distribution, pay scale, reservations, other requirements, other instructions and scheme of examination, click on the link given below…

CDS 1 Exam 2014	More Information
CDS 1 Notification	Get Details
CDS 1 Online Application Form	Get Details

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Cloze Test: Passage 1

The ___1__ to marriage in urban India is turning turtle. The financial imperatives of modern, urban living demand that both ____2__ should have a carrer.
The crunch comes when the carrer woman demands and entitry distinct from her husband and a measure of financial independence.

                The woman's __3__ is that the man as the bread-winner should be __4____ the household expenses, while what she earns is the jam over the bread and butter. And, she gets to choose the brand of jam.

                Mrinalini Singh, a manager with a high ___5_ company, says, "My husband earns enough  to keep the home __6__ burning. When I take on the responsibility of home as well as office, it is not just to sink in all the  money  I earn into the home kitty. I definitely want a __7___in where my money  goes. As a high profile executive, I need to keep up a certain__8___ personally as well as of my husband and children. I also need to _9__the image of my home because of the people who visit me. Where _10___would te money for all this come from?"

1. (a) demands                                  (b)economics                                    (c)attitude                         

2.(a)partners                                   (b)pairs                                              (c)couples                                   

3.(a) example                                    (b)idea                                             (c)stance                                

4.(a) shouldering                              (b)bearing                              (c)sharing                                               

5.(a)powered                                    (b)profile                                         (c)income                                               

6.(a)cooking                                       (b)stove                                             (c) fires                                  

7.(a)say                                                (b)answer                                      (c)statement                                         

8.(a)reputation                                 (b)image                                         (c)face                                      

9.(a)keep up                                      (b)keep on                                     (c)keep for                                            

10.(a)from                                          (b)else                                              (c) for                                      

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