INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the Mughal ruler Farrukhsiyar, consider the following statements:

1. He came to power with the help of Sayyid brothers.

2. He defeated and executed the Sikh leader Banda Bahadur.

3. He granted the 'golden farman' to the East India company for duty-free trading rights in Bengal .

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs of Sages and their statements :

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

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?

Which of the following statement is not correct regarding the August offer, 1940?

Consider the following statements about the Indigo Rebellion of 1860:

1. The decline in economic importance of Indigo as an export item was a contributory factor to the unrest among the peasants.

2. The rebellion was not supported by landlords and was ignored by the pro-landlord Calcutta press.

3. A Bengali play ‘Neel Darpan’ was translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutt to depict the atrocities committed against indigo planters.

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

Which of the following didn’t occur during Lord Dufferin’s period?

1. Third Anglo Burmese war that led to annexation of Upper Burma.

2. Tenancy acts were passed in some provinces.

3. Congress took birth in 1885.

4. Dadabhai Naoroji initiated establishment of East India Association, at London.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the followings are incorrect ?

1. Ramprasad Bismil was accused in Second Lahore Conspiracy Case

2. Surya Sen was accused in Chittagaon Case

3. Bhagat Singh was accused in Kakori Conspiracy Case

4.Chandrashekhar Azad was accused in Delhi Bomb Case 

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

The modern educated Indians did not support the revolt of 1857. Which of the following is/are the reasons for it?

1. Rebels inclination towards superstition during revolt.

2. Opposition to social reforms by the rebels.

3. Faith of modern educated Indians in British to modernise India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements with regard to Gandhian ideology:

1. It was completely against industrialisation and was follower of self reliant rural economy.

2. It was against investment of foreign capital for development of India.

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

Which of the following activities were undertaken during the Quit India movement?

1. Disruption of communication channels.

2. Attacks on government officials and police informers.

3. Use of underground radio to disseminate news.

4. Formation of parallel governments in different parts of the country.

Which of the statements given above are correct?