PPSC Prelims 2025 GS Question Paper (07-Dec-2025)

Which of the following statements is true regarding the appointment of Indians to public offices under the British rule ?
(a) The Charter Act of 1833 completely eliminated the restrictions on Indians holding high public office.
(b) The system of open competitive examination for public office appointments was introduced in 1853 and reaffirmed in 1858.
(c) The maximum age for admission to competitive examinations remained at twenty-three throughout the period.
(d) Indians could only hold high public offices if they were appointed by the Secretary of State after 1858, with no competitive examination required.

Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the $20^{th}$ century because of :
(a) Peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters
(b) Its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions and discoveries
(c) National leaders' opposition to the cultivation of indigo
(d) Government control over the planters

What was the significant political move made by Wavell on the instructions by Churchill in June 1945 in anticipation of the British elections?

What was the primary purpose of the Babington-Smith Committee, appointed in 1919 ?

For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) given below, choose the correct alternative from the following:
Assertion (A): The Quit India Movement of 1942 was the final call for independence by the Indian National Congress during the British rule.
Reason (R): The movement failed to gain support from the masses, and the British quickly suppressed it with arrests and force, leading to its immediate collapse.