PYQ Drill 1

Champaran Satyagraha marked the integration of peasant grievances with the national movement, making it broader and mass-based.

The Correct Answer is Option 3 i.e Both 1 and 2.

Key Points:-

Santhals were the agricultural people settled in Rajmahal Hills of Bihar.

They are native to the Indian states of predominantly Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha.

It was after the Santhal Revolt (1855-56) that the Santhal Pargana was created, carving out 5,500 square miles from the districts of Bhagalpur and Birbhum.

The colonial state hoped that by creating a new territory for the Santhals and imposing some special laws within it, the Santhals could be conciliated.

It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. British government enacted laws so that the land of tribals could not be taken by outsiders (dikus).

Correct Answer: Option 4 (1, 2 and 3)

🧠 Short Explanation

All three statements are correct because they describe the distribution, conditions, and biodiversity of coral reefs:

🔹 Statement 1 ✔️

Most coral reefs lie between 30°N and 30°S

→ Because they require warm (22–30°C), shallow (<200m), and saline water

🔹 Statement 2 ✔️

A large share of reefs is found in:

→ Australia, Indonesia, Philippines (Coral Triangle region)

→ This region has ideal conditions for reef formation

🔹 Statement 3 ✔️

Coral reefs have extremely high biodiversity

→ ~25,000 species across 32 out of 33 animal phyla

→ Even richer than tropical rainforests in terms of phyla diversity

The incorrect statetment is option 3.

Key Points:-

A money bill cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha.

Rajya Sabha can neither reject a Money Bill nor amend it

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha decides whether the Bill is a Money Bill or not.

Also, the Speaker’s decision shall be deemed to be final.

Article 110 of the constitution deals with Money Bill in India.

A Money Bill may only be introduced in Lok Sabha, on the recommendation of the President.

It must be passed in Lok Sabha by a simple majority

It may be sent to the Rajya Sabha for its recommendations, which Lok Sabha may reject if it chooses to.

If such recommendations are not given within 14 days, it will be deemed to be passed by Parliament.

A Bill is said to be a Money Bill if it only contains provisions related to taxation, borrowing of money by the government, expenditure from or receipt to the Consolidated Fund or Contingency Fund of India, (Hence option 1, 2 and 4 is correct) and the appropriation of money out of the consolidated Fund of India (Option 3 is incorrect.).

The correct answer is option 2 i.e 2 and 4 only.

Tyagaraja was born on 14th May 1767 in the village of Thiruvayaru in the Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu whereas TaḷḷapākaAnnamācārya (or Annamayya) (22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503) was a 15th-century Hindu saint. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.

Tyagaraja was an ardent devotee of lord Rama. In his praise and honour he wrote numerous musical operas, and about twenty four thousand songs, a claim that has been speculated among music historians.

Tyagaraja’s songs and compositions are full of devotion to his god Rama. (Hence statement 1 is incorrect)

Tyagaraja introduced several unusual ragas in Carnatic music. (Hence statement 2 is correct)

Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in prais of Lord Venkateshwara.

TaḷḷapākaAnnamācārya (or Annamayya) is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu. (Hence statement 4 is correct)