INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the efforts during the British rule (1770s-1820s) to promote western education in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act of 1793 granted permission to the Christian missionaries to freely enter India and spread western education.

2. The East India Company never favoured Indian traditional education and always promoted modern Western education.

3. The Charter Act of 1813 provided finances for the promotion of knowledge of the sciences in India.

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

Which of the following is not correct?

Which was the first work to recognise the payment of officers by Grants of Land?

Which of the following was/were the roles played by the Indian Army during British rule in India?

1. It defended the British Empire from foreign rivals such as Dutch East India company army.

2. It safeguarded the British supremacy from the internal revolts.

3. It was used for extending and defending the British Empire in Africa.

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Consider the following statements

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan king, committed Sallekhana.

2. Indra IV, the Rashtrakuta king, committed Sallekhana.

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

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding modern industries during British era?

Who started Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha or Religious Reform Association?

Which of the following fuelled the revolt against the company rule in 18th century?

1. The rack-renting by Zamindars and Poligars rose to unsustainable levels

2. Rampant corruption was prevalent at the lower levels of police, judiciary and general administration.

3. Scholarly and priestly classes incited hatred and rebellion against the foreign rule.

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Which of the following is/are correct about Indian press during the British period?

1. Pre-censorship was one of the dominant features of British press policy throughout their tenure in India.

2. All publishers are required to have a specific premise of publication under the Press Act of 1835.

3. Both the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 and Indian Press Act of 1910 imposed a security deposits on Indian press.

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Who among the following Mughal emperors was a connoisseur of painting?