INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which proto-historic site has yielded the evidence of threads of raw silk ?

Which of the following observations about the Quit India Movement is/are incorrect?

1. B.R. Ambedkar along with his party took part in the movement.

2. Workers joined the movement in much smaller numbers compared to the Civil Disobedience Movement of the 1930s.

3. It was a non-violent movement.

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In the context of Indian National movement, the term Hali system refers to what?

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 statements regarding Khilafat movement:

1. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

2. It brought urban muslims into the fold of national movement.

3. The movement was supported by the newspapers- Comrade and Al Hilal.

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

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 statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Left Movement of 1920s?

1. It was critical of both Swarajists and constructive workers.

2. It favoured complete independence.

3. It worked within the Congress and remained integral part of National movement.

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The Revolt of 1857 saw wide participation of the Zamindars. This was because:

1. Their land rights fortified with frequent use of a quo Warranto by the administration.

2. Loss of status for them in the village.

3. Their estates confiscated by the administration and hence, suddenly found themselves without the source of income.

4. They formed the well-read and educated class who had feelings on Nationalism inculcated in them.

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

Which of the following dynasties possessed maximum Lead coins?

Consider the following statements

1. Ramanuja gave stress on Bhakti cult.

2. Bhakti Cult laid emphasis on Devotion to God.

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