INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements :

1. Harisena’s Brihatkathakosh was a medieval work on travel-writing.

2. The chief Indian port in the Eastern coast of India was Tamralipti.

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

Read the following statements-

1. As a result of regular occurrence of Famines in British India, the process of development in agriculture got blocked.

2. Large scale migration of people took place from Famine struck areas to other region.

3. These regular Famines led to tension between zamindars and agricultural landowner, and also between moneylenders and peasants.

4. The main reason of Famine during British rule in india was increasing dependency of people on agriculture.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding activities of Indians abroad during freedom struggle:

1. Some leaders of freedom struggle went abroad because they wanted to publish revolutionary literature.

2. Some revolutionaries went abroad to gather arms to fight against British rule in India.

3. Annie Besant started Indian Home Rule Society in London.

Which of statements given above are correct?

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

Among the following who was the proponent of the ‘Bhakti Cult’ from West Bengal?

After the termination of Non-cooperation Movement, a new wave of revolutionary movement gathered momentum. Consider following statements about this new wave of Revolutionary Terrorism:

1. Ideologically this new wave had some socialistic content in it and was inspired by Russian revolution.

2. This new wave was the result of the disenchantment with Gandhian methods.

3. Women took no part in it as the violence repulsed them.

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

Which one of the following statements is correct regarding the Lex Loci Act of 1850?

With reference to the Indian Revolutionary Patriots emerged during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements:

1. Their principal source of inspiration was the Great Revolt of 1857 and Russian nihilists.

2. They became more active during the Non-Cooperation Movement.

3. The Anushilan Samiti was the first secret society organized by the revolutionaries in Bengal.

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

Consider the following statements :

1. Agitation in favor of modern education by progressive Indians.

2. To ensure cheap supply of educated manpower for subordinate posts in administration.

3. Government believed that educated Indians would help expand the market for British Products.

Which of the above is/are the reason(s) for spreading of education (in India) by Government of India during British rule?

Government of India Act 1935 was the outcome of

1. Simon Commission Report

2. Nehru Report

3. Third Round Table Conference.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.