INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements about the Maratha state:

1. Maratha state was a confederacy where power was shared among the sardars or chiefs.

2. Maratha system of saranjam was similar to the jagir of Mughals.

3. The Maratha state suffered from the absence of a strong centre.

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

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

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With reference to the first session of Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. It was held at Calcutta in 1885.

2. It was presided over by W C Bonnerjee.

3. Surendranath Banerjee did not attend the session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference.

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

Which among the following is not correctly matched?

Where do we find the maximum concentration of Harappan sites?

Which among the following is not an initial intention of the founder behind formation of ‘Indian National Congress’?

1. To bring together the nationalistic forces.

2. The urge of the politically conscious Indians to set a national body to express the political and economic demands of the Indians.

3. To release the growing discontent of the Indians.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Capitalist and business class during the Indian National movement?

1. The Capitalist Class opposed the Swadeshi movement and Non-cooperation movement but openly supported Civil Disobedience movement.

2. FICCI participated in the 'First Round Table Conference'.

3. Capitalists supported the government in Public Safety Bill intended to contain communists.

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By which act East India Company’s political functions were differentiated from its commercial activities for the first time?

In 1901, a famine Commission under the presidency of Sir Anthony MacDonnell was appointed. Which of the following was/were the commission’s recommendations?

1. Opening of agricultural banks.

2. Appointment of Famine commissioner in affected provinces.

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Consider the following statements about the fallouts of the Battle of Plassey.

1. The company got the right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

2. The French were no longer a significant power in Bengal.

3. Private trades of british merchants were still taxed.

Select the correct answer using codes given below. Which of the statements given above are correct?