INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements

1. The teachings of Nagarjuna depicted as Sunyavada.

2. Sunyavada said to have influenced a prominent advaita philosophy.

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

With reference to the development of Press in India during British Rule. Consider the following statements:

1. Metcalfe Act removed the requirement of licenses before starting the Press.

2. Vernacular Press Act gave power of seizure of press equipment to District Magistrate but an appeal could be made to a Court of law against the decision of District Magistrate.

3. Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs :

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi gave some specific instructions to different groups of people. With reference to these instructions, consider following statements:

1. He asked the government servants to resign.

2. He asked the soldiers to leave their posts.

3. He asked the princes of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their own people.

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

Which among the following was/were not the reasons behind Congress accepting the dominion status under Mountbatten Plan, 1947?

(A) 

(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

Consider the following statements.

1. In the 2nd Round Table Conference Sarojini Naidu represented Indian women.

2. Poona Pact provided more seats to the depressed classes in provincial legislatures than was offered in Communal Award

3. Dharasana Satyagrah was the protest against British salt tax in colonial India in 1930

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following name was not associated with Siva?

The Indian capitalist class preferred constitutional form of struggle to mass civil disobedience because,

1. the mass civil disobedience in a long run, could be a threat for capitalist class itself.

2. being at infant stage, Indian capitalist class was not so powerful to take up mass movement.

3. mass civil disobedience hampered their day to day business.

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

With reference to Jallianwallah Bagh massacre, consider the following statements:

1. The public meeting was held to protest the the arrest of Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal.

2. The British public protested against the atrocities done by General Dyer.

3. The priests of Golden Temple honored General Dyer and declared him to be a Sikh.

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

Consider following statements with reference to Congress Socialist Party formed in 1934:

1. It was not a separate organistation but a separate wing, working within the Congress.

2. It favoured Socialist agenda above the National movement.

3. It succeeded in making Congress adopt a socialist economic policy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?