UPSC Mains Answer Writing – Chapter 4: Content Enrichment – Data, Examples, Cases and Reports (20 MCQs)

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UPSC Mains Answer Writing – Chapter 4: Content Enrichment – Data, Examples, Cases and Reports (20 MCQs) – 20 questions, subject: Mains Answer Writing. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The rule 'quote durable facts before recent ones' should be relaxed mainly for:

Correct Answer: A [GS Paper III economy questions that need the latest data]

Explanation:

Economy questions often need the latest figures, so check the most recent Economic Survey before the examination.

2.  

Writing 'Second ARC on ethics in governance' under a point is an example of which kind of enrichment?

Correct Answer: B [Committee or report]

Explanation:

Naming a commission and its report is committee-or-report enrichment.

3.  

The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was begun and issued in parts in:

Correct Answer: C [Edinburgh]

Explanation:

The first edition was begun in Edinburgh and issued in parts.

4.  

Which kind of enrichment most often lifts answers in GS Paper IV and the Essay?

Correct Answer: D [A short, correctly attributed quotation]

Explanation:

Ethics and essay answers gain most from an apt, correctly attributed quotation.

5.  

The Famine Commission of 1880 led to:

Correct Answer: C [the Famine Codes]

Explanation:

The 1880 Famine Commission under Richard Strachey proposed relief principles that the provinces codified as Famine Codes.

6.  

From 1964, the Economic Survey of India has been:

Correct Answer: B [issued as a document separate from the Union Budget]

Explanation:

It has been issued as a document separate from the Union Budget since 1964.

7.  

The first edition of the Imperial Gazetteer of India was compiled under:

Correct Answer: D [W. W. Hunter]

Explanation:

The first edition was compiled under William Wilson Hunter.

8.  

In the case–principle pair (case name + year + one principle), the part that earns the mark is the:

Correct Answer: D [principle]

Explanation:

The principle is what answers the question; the name and year only show it is real.

9.  

A fact is "durable" when it:

Correct Answer: B [will still be true on the day of the examination]

Explanation:

A durable fact, like a Census figure or landmark judgment, does not change between revision and the examination.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Every point should carry one fact that supports it.
2. Constitutional numbers such as Article 21A may be rounded.
3. A changing figure should be written with its year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

One fact per point and a year with changing figures are both rules; constitutional numbers are exact and never rounded.

11.  

Assertion (A): Naming a short source with a figure strengthens an answer.

Reason (R): It shows the examiner that the figure is not invented.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

A named source proves the figure is not invented, which is exactly why it strengthens the answer.

12.  

In an answer to the 2014 question "To what extent has the urban planning and culture of the Indus Valley Civilization provided inputs to the present-day urbanization?", a "Limits" heading answers which part of the question?

Correct Answer: A ["to what extent"]

Explanation:

'To what extent' asks how far the inputs reach, so a heading on limits gives the balance the directive demands.

13.  

Chandigarh's sector plan is often cited as a modern echo of which feature of Harappan cities?

Correct Answer: D [grid streets]

Explanation:

Roads crossing at right angles in Harappan cities are echoed in Chandigarh's grid of sectors.

14.  

The Imperial Gazetteer of India was first issued in:

Correct Answer: D [1881]

Explanation:

The first edition of the Imperial Gazetteer of India, compiled under W. W. Hunter, appeared in 1881.

15.  

The Ain-i-Akbari, completed about 1598, forms part of which larger work?

Correct Answer: B [Akbarnama]

Explanation:

The Ain-i-Akbari is the third volume of Abul Fazl's Akbarnama.

16.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Wikipedia launched
2. Imperial Gazetteer of India, first edition
3. First Economic Survey of India
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica begun

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [4-2-3-1]

Explanation:

1768, 1881, 1950–51, 2001.

17.  

"D-E-C-R-A-Q-M" lists:

Correct Answer: A [the seven kinds of enrichment]

Explanation:

D-E-C-R-A-Q-M stands for Data, Example, Case, Report, Article, Quotation and Map – the seven kinds of enrichment.

18.  

If you are unsure of an exact figure, you should:

Correct Answer: C [write an honest general phrase such as "about a third"]

Explanation:

An honest general phrase keeps the point without inventing a figure, so the examiner's trust is not lost.

19.  

In Shanmugam IAS Academy's suggested fact file, each GS paper gets one page with ten durable facts, five cases and:

Correct Answer: C [five reports]

Explanation:

The page holds ten durable facts, five cases and five reports, revised every month.

20.  

When a statistic is quoted in a Mains answer, the safest practice is to:

Correct Answer: D [give its source and year]

Explanation:

Naming the source and year shows the figure is real and tells the examiner how current it is.

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