Q. A cosmetic company provides five different products. The sales of these five products (in lakh number of packs) during 1995 and 2000 are shown in the following bar graph. (a) The sales of lipsticks in 2000 was by what percent more than the sales of nail enamels in 2000? 6 …
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Q. The bar graph given below shows the foreign exchange reserves of a country (in million US $) from 1991 – 1992 to 1998 – 1999.(a) What is the ratio between the number of years, in which the foreign exchange reserves are above the average reserves and those in which the reserves are below the …
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Q. The following multiple bar chart shows production of same type of vehicle (in thousands) for a period of three years by selected manufacturers and the in line chart shows prices of vehicles in the year 2017: Ans: Production (in thousands) Manufacturer 2015 2016 2017 Total A 8 14 35 47 B 12 18 18 …
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Q. Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below: Distribution of candidates who were enrolled for MBA entrance exam and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the exam in different institutes: (a) What percentage of candidates passed the Exam from institute T out of the total number of candidates enrolled …
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Q. Study the following pie charts, which show the expenditure on various heads in the second and third Five-Year Plans (FYP) and answer the questions given below it: (a) By what percent, the expenditure in irrigation increased in the third FYP in comparison to the second FYP? 6 (b) What is the ratio of expenditures …
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Q. Why indentured labour was taken by the British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their cultural identity over there? [UPSC-2018] Ans: Indentured labour was a system of bonded labour that was instituted following the abolition of slavery throughout British Empire in 1833 as newly free men and women refused …
Q. Why did the industrial revolution first occur in England? Discuss the quality of life of the people there during the industrialization. How does it compare with that in India at present? [UPSC- 2015] Ans: The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, in …
Q. What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial struggle in India? [UPSC- 2014] Ans: The anti-colonial struggle in India was not only shaped by the domestic conditions but also by the developments in the world. ©selfstudyhistory.com [For a quality content, focused preparation and Quick updates, Join …
Q. The anti-colonial struggles in West Africa were led by the new elite of Western-educated Africans. Examine. [UPSC-2016] Ans: Like other parts of Africa, the anti-colonial struggle in West Africa (e.g. in Gold Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia) spread rapidly after 1945. This was because more and more Africans were being educated in …
Q. The New Economic Policy – 1921 of Lenin had influenced the policies adopted by India soon after independence. Evaluate. [UPSC- 2014] Ans: The New economic policy (NEP) was adopted by Lenin after the period of war communism(1918 -1921) was over in Russia. The establishment of pure communism had brought a perilous economic situation and …
