INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Akbar built an efficient flotilla of war boats, which he used in his western campaign

2. The strong navy which developed under Akbar’s reign, degraded due to indifference shown by later Mughal rulers.

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Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 and soon it became the pivotal participant in the Indian Independence Movement. Which of the following leaders became the President of the organisation during the freedom struggle of India?

1. Rash Behari Bose

2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3. Rash Behari Ghosh

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Dual Government was established in Bengal as an immediate effect of which of the following event ?

Consider the following statement in the context of Gandhi’s Harijan campaign-

1. Gandhi set up All India Anti-Untouchability League in September 1932, when he was released from Jail.

2. A weekly Harijan was started by him to boost his anti-untouchability campaign.

3. Throughout his campaign he was welcomed by every section by the Hindu Society.

4. The Government defeated the Temple Entry Bill in 1934.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Who was ruling the Delhi Sultante when Vijayanagar Empire and Bahamani Empire founded in South India?

Which of the following was/were the changes brought in the field of administration in the aftermath of Sepoy mutiny ?

1. Company Rule was put to end, power to govern India was transferred to British Crown.

2. Governor General was given the title of Viceroy of India.

3. The post of Secretary of state was created who was a member of British cabinet.

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Consider the following in context of basic tenets of Gandhi’s Technique of satyagraha:

1. Gandhiji Satyagraha was based on truth and nonviolence.

2. A satyagrahi was not to submit what he considered as wrong but always remain truthful , non –violent and fearless.

3. Satyagrahi should be ready to accept suffering in his struggle against the evil-doer and this suffering was to be a part of his love for truth.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the British Education Policy in India, consider the following statements.

1. Lord’s Macaulay’s Minute supported a village education through vernacular languages

2. Woods Despatch was in favour of the Downward Filtration Theory.

3. Sergeant Plan was its objective to create the same level of education as prevailed in England

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

During British Era, the Duke Memorandum became the basis of which among the following?

Consider the following pairs: 

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?