INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the followings about ‘Ghiassudin Balban' :

1. Created a separate Military Department (Diwan-i-Ariz)

2. Regulated court affairs with Sijda, Paibos and Nauroz

3. Destroyed ‘Turkan i Chahalgani

4. Only sultan to claim as Shadow of God (Zil-i-ilahi)

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Identify the correct match regarding the land grants given by different dynasties.

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With reference to the British Land Revenue policy, consider the following statements:

1. Revenue farming was first introduced in British India by Lord Cornwallis in 1772.

2. Permanent settlement transformed the customary occupancy rights of peasants to tenancy.

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

Who among the following supported the British during the revolt of 1857?

1. Nizam of Hyderabad

2. Scindia of Gwalior

3. Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur

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With reference to Dadabhai Naoroji, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. He is referred to as the "The Grand Old Man of India".

2. As the president of Lahore session of Indian National Congress in 1905, he laid down the goal of Self Government or Swaraj.

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Which act was passed on the recommendation of the ‘Raleigh commission’?

Gandhiji formed the Passive Resistance Association in South Africa to campaign against?

With reference to late Mughal period, who among the following were known as "King Makers"?

With reference to the Doctrine of Lapse, consider the following statements:

1. It was introduced by Lord Hastings.

2. It allowed British to annex the state if the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir.

3. Avadh was the first state to be annexed under the doctrine.

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

Which of the following is/are feature(s) of Government of India Act 1935?

1. Provincial autonomy replaced dyarchy

2. Dyarchy was introduced at the Centre

3. Direct elections for provinces.

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