INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. It received massive support from Indian business class and women.

2. It remained a peaceful movement throughout the country.

3. It was successful in reducing government revenues and imports from Britain.

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

Consider the following:

1. Muslim league

2. Communist Party of India

3. Hindu Mahasabha

Which of the organizations given above supported the Quit India Movement?

Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct regarding Raja Rammohan Roy?

1. He protested against the founding of Sanskrit College in Calcutta.

2. He believed in the rationality of Vedanta philosophy.

3. He founded Atmiya Sabha to campaign against idolatry and caste rigidities.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion(A):  The Mughal rulers had complete sovereignty, not only internally but externally.

Reason(R):  They refused to recognise caliph as their superior.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

"Indian Political leaders succeeded in reaching an agreement with the British government, according to which the idea of separate electorates for the Depressed Classes was abandoned, however the seats reserved for them in the provincial legislatures and the Central Legislature were increased." which of the following agreement discussed in the above line?

Which among the followings about Young Bengal Movement are correct?

1. Its leader was an Anglo-Indian.

2. Its followers were known as Derozians

3. They took up peasant’s cause along with other social reforms.

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

Consider the following statements about ‘The Rashtrakutas’

1. They encouraged Arabs of Sindh.

2. They encouraged Hinduism but not Digambara Jainism

3. Their capital was at Manyakheta

4. The king Amonghavarsha I himself authored a part of Kavirajamarga, the earliest known Kannada poem.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Consider the following statements with reference to the INA upsurges:

1. Sardar Patel advised the rebel members to continue the agitation till independence.

2. Gandhiji lauded the efforts undertaken by ratings and fully supported their mutiny.

3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted Muslim INA members to surrender before the authority instead of striking.

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

With reference to the Harijan campaign of Gandhiji, consider the following statements:

1. The campaign was launched immediately after Non Cooperation Movement.

2. Gandhiji opposed the activities of Harijan Sevak Sangh initiated by educated Dalit community including BR Ambedkar.

3. Gandhiji asked masses to go against traditional shastras if it promoted untouchability.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.