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BPSC 2017 Answer key with Questions  1) Who was the leader of revolutionaries in Bihar during the Revolt of 1857? a) Namdar Khan b) BabuKunwar Singh c) Birsa Munda d) Shankar Shah e) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans.  Babu Kunwar Singh 2) Birsa was captured, while asleep, on : a) 1 February, 1900 b) 2 February, 1900 c) 3 February, 1900 d) 4 February , 1900 e) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: e 3) “The Muslims , if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India”. Who wrote it ? a) Herbert Risley b) Lord Lytton c) W.W.Hunter d) H.N.Brailsford e) None of the above/More than one of the above Ans: W.W.Hunter 4) “In my belief , Congress is to tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” Who wrote it? a) Lord Lytton b) Lord Dufferin c) Lord Curzon d) Lord Minto e) None of the above/More than one of the above...

East India Company’s Advent The English East India Company was established on 31 December  1600  as per the Royal Charter issued by the Queen Elizabeth II. After defeating the Portuguese in the  Battle of Swally in 1612 , the East India Company gained a foothold in India. They were  allowed to start a trading post in Surat in 1613  by Emperor Jahangir whom they approached with an appeal to start a factory in Surat in 1608. Eventually, East India Company began to spread across the country. In  1651,  the East India Company established a factory in Bengal and slowly the  conflicts between Nawab of Bengal and the Company  increased and resulted in the  Battle of Plassey in 1757 .  The victory in the Battle of Plassey helped the Company gain power and authority and the Nawabs of Bengal had to obey them. After the victory in the  Battle of Buxar in   1764   between the Company and the combined forces of Mughal...

Key Highlights from Union Budget 2017 Agenda of this year’s budget is: “Transform, energise and clean India” i.e. “TEC-India” Allocation for infrastructure stands at a record ₹3,96,135 crore. Total government expenditure is ₹21.47 lakh crore. India is Growing International Monetary Fund estimates that the world GDP will grow by 3.1% in 2016 and 3.4% in 2017. The advanced economies are expected to increase their growth by 1.6%-1.9%. The emerging economies are expected to increase their growth by 4.1%-4.5%. IMF predicts India’s GDP will grow by 7.2% in 2017 and by 7.7% in 2018. World Bank projects India’s GDP growth rate as 7% in 2016-17, 7.6% in 2017-18 and 7.8% in 2017-19. Indian Economy in Numbers CPI inflation fell from 6% in July 2016 to 2.4% in December 2016. The Current Account Deficit has fallen to 0.3% of GDP from 1% In H1FY17. There has been a 36% increase in FDI flow. India’s foreign exchange reserves are at $361 billion as of January 201...