UPHESC Assistant Professor Entomology PYQs

Concept: Ranjit Singh (b. 1780, Gujranwala) was the son of Maha Singh, chief of the Sukerchakia misl; he unified the misls and took Lahore in 1799.

1. Phulkian misl – Patiala, Nabha, Jind.
2. Ahluwalia misl – Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (Kapurthala).
3. Dallewalia – another of the 12 misls.

Short trick: Sukerchakia → Sher-e-Punjab Ranjit Singh.

Concept: The Indian Councils Act, 1909 is called the Morley–Minto Reforms (John Morley – Secretary of State; Lord Minto – Viceroy).

1. It introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
2. GoI Act 1919 = Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms (dyarchy in provinces).

Short trick: 1909 Morley–Minto (separate electorate); 1919 Mont–Ford (dyarchy).

Concept: The Deccan Education Society (Pune, 1884) was founded by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, M. B. Namjoshi and others; it started Fergusson College (1885).

1. G. K. Gokhale joined the Society in 1886 as a life member – he was not a founder.
2. Lala Lajpat Rai is linked with DAV institutions; Indira Gandhi is irrelevant.

Short trick: DES 1884 = Tilak + Agarkar + Chiplunkar → Fergusson College.

Concept: 'The Indian Struggle' (1920–1942) was written by Subhas Chandra Bose; Part I was published in London in 1935.

1. Gandhi: Hind Swaraj, My Experiments with Truth.
2. Nehru: Discovery of India, Glimpses of World History.

Short trick: Bose struggled → 'The Indian Struggle'.

Concept: Meghalaya's hills from west to east are the Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills; the Nagas live further east in Nagaland.

1. Garo Hills (west Meghalaya) → Khasi Hills (centre, Shillong) → Jaintia Hills (east) → Naga Hills (Nagaland).

Short trick: G-K-J-N: 'Go Keep Journey North-east'.

Concept: Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary is in Mandsaur–Neemuch districts of Madhya Pradesh (on the Chambal), not in Rajasthan.

1. Dampa Tiger Reserve – Mizoram ✔.
2. Valmiki Tiger Reserve – West Champaran, Bihar ✔.
3. Rohla National Park – Kullu, Himachal Pradesh ✔.

Short trick: Gandhi Sagar dam/sanctuary = MP (Chambal; now cheetahs' second home).

Concept: Under Article 110(3), if any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill, the decision of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is final.

1. The Speaker endorses a certificate on the Bill before it goes to Rajya Sabha (Art. 110(4)).
2. Rajya Sabha can only delay a Money Bill by 14 days.

Short trick: Money Bill → Speaker's certificate is final (Art. 110(3)).

Concept: In 1922 Mahatma Gandhi wrote that Swaraj would not be a free gift of the British Parliament but must be framed by the freely chosen representatives of the people of India.

1. Motilal Nehru drafted the Nehru Report (1928) – a constitution draft, not the 1922 demand.
2. M. N. Roy (1934) first proposed a Constituent Assembly explicitly; INC adopted it in 1935.

Short trick: 1922 Gandhi (idea) → 1928 Motilal (Nehru Report) → 1934 M. N. Roy (CA).

Concept: Fundamental Duties are in Part IV-A (Article 51A), added by the 42nd Amendment, 1976 – not Part VI-A.

1. Part II (Arts. 5–11) – Citizenship ✔.
2. Part III (Arts. 12–35) – Fundamental Rights ✔.
3. Part VIII (Arts. 239–242) – Union Territories ✔.

Short trick: Duties follow DPSP: Part IV → IV-A (51A).

Concept: India is a founder member of the IMF: it took part in Bretton Woods (1944) and joined when the Articles came into force on 27 December 1945.

1. The IMF began financial operations in 1947.
2. India also joined the World Bank (IBRD) as a founder member in 1945.

Short trick: Bretton Woods 1944 → IMF born 27 Dec 1945 with India as founder.