INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements about evolution of civil services in British India:

1. Lord Warren Hastings is known as the 'Father of Civil Service' in India.

2. Lord Wellesley established the College of Fort William at Calcutta.

3. The Charter Act of 1853, decreed that all the recruits to the Civil Service were to be selected through a competitive examination.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about princely states in India:

1. The British policy of Subsidiary Alliance involved the posting of British Residents and Political Agents to princely states who often constrained the internal autonomy of the princes.

2. The Doctrine of Lapse was one of the contributory factors to the revolt of 1857.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Madam Bhikaji Cama began the journal ‘Inquilab’ to spread her revolutionary thought.

2. Aruna Asaf Ali unfurled the National Flag in Bombay to signify the commencement of the Quit India Movement.

3. Durgabai Deshmukh founded the Andhra Mahilasabha for welfare of women.

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

The term 'Ghalla-bakhshi' refers to-

With reference to the infrastructural developments in colonial cities arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Railway from Bombay to Thane

2. Establishment of Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur

3. Set up of a Supreme Court in Calcutta

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following was/were the reasons for A.O.Hume being the chief organiser of INC?

1. Leaders of INC did not want to arouse official hostility at such an early stage.

2. The tradition of open opposition to the rulers was not yet firmly followed during that period.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements in the context of Ryotwari system-

1. It was recommended by Munro and Charles Reed and introduced in Bombay and Madras.

2. The revenue was fixed for 30 years on the basis of quality of the soil and nature of the crop.

3. It was based on the scientific rent theory of Ricardo.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

When Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa he was not in favour of Home rule agitation because: 

1. He thought it was too early to demand for swaraj.

2. He had faith in the moderate methods only.

3. He believed that it was not the best time to agitate for Home rule when Britain was in the middle of a war.

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

Which among the following happened during Lytton's time?

1. Grand Delhi Durbar

2. Vernacular Press Act

3. Indian Universities Act

4. Official Secrets Act

5. Arms Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Assertion(A): Tippu Sultan planted a Tree of Liberty at Manglore.

Reason(R): He became a member of Jacobian club after French Revolution.

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