INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

. Identify the Mughal king

1. Ascended the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers.

2. He executed Banda Bahadur.

3. He himself was murdered by the Sayyid brothers with Maratha help in 1719.

In the context of statements given above choose the correct option :

Consider the following statements with regard to Individual Satyagraha:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru was first satyagrahi followed by Vinoba Bhave.

2. Subhah Bose gave the slogan 'Chalo Delhi' during this movement to mobilize people.

3. It gave expression to Indian sentiments that they did not support British in the 2nd World War.

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

Which of the following provided a common factor for tribal uprisings in India in the 19th century?

1. Rise of many money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middleman.

2. Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas.

3. The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities.

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Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?

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• Governor Simao de Melo lost Ormuz to the British.

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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Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar ?

Consider the following statements with regard to Swadeshi Movement:

1. The militant nationalists wanted to restrict the movement in the Bengal unlike the Moderates.

2. The moderates wanted to boycott only foreign goods unlike the extremists who wanted to boycott every form of cooperation with government.

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

Which of the following statements about Aurangazeb is/are correct?

1. He forbade singing and instrumental music in the court

2. The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music were written in his reign.

3. He was proficient in playing Veena

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With reference to the General Elections in 1945, consider the following statements:

1. There was a debate between Swarajists and no-changers on the issue of contesting elections.

2. The issue of INA trials was taken up in the election campaign by the Congress.

3. The Muslim league performed badly as compared to the elections of 1937.

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

Which of the following statements are correct about the Ramakrishna movement ?

1. It was against image-worship

2. It believed in Eternal omnipotent God

3. It recognized Gods of all the religions

4. It gave a political message “India for the Indians” thus infusing self-confidence among the masses.

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