INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following were the causes of discontent among sepoys with reference to 1857 revolt?

1. Sepoys were often treated with contempt by their British officers.

2. Military forbade them from observing their caste rules.

3. The sepoys neither had economic security nor did they enjoy high prestige in the society.

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With reference to peasants revolts after 1857, consider the following statements:

1. They wanted to abolish system of lanlordism.

2. They did not wish to pay interest on the sums borrowed from moneylenders.

3. They rejected right of British to collect tax on land.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are the causes of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?

1. Attacks from Nadir Shah, the Marathas and the British East India Company

2. The religious and political intolerance imposed upon Sikhs, Rajputs and Marathas

3. War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb

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Consider the following statements regarding Sayyid Ahmed Khan:

1. In the beginning he was an orthodox and communal but later he emphasized on the unity of Hindu-Muslims.

2. He established a college in Aligarh to educate Indians about oppression of a foreign rule.

3. He advised educationally backward Muslims to focus on modern education rather than politics.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Lahore Session of congress in 1929?

1. Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) was declared as Congress objective.

2. The Congress announced the launching of a civil disobedience movement.

3. 26 January 1930 was fixed as first Republic Day.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? 

Which statement about Amir Khusrau is not true?

With reference to extremist response to partition of Bengal in 1905, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Emergence of ‘samitis’ or Corps of volunteers as a powerful method of mass mobilisation.

2. Establishment of Swadeshi or indigenous enterprises along with boycott of foreign goods.

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Who among the following Sultans was dubbed by the historians as the “ill-starred Idealist”?

With reference to the infrastructural developments in colonial cities arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Railway from Bombay to Thane

2. Establishment of Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur

3. Set up of a Supreme Court in Calcutta

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. Consider the following pairs:

Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched?