INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following pairs:

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With reference to Keshub Chandra Sen, consider the following statements:

1. He brought in an element of radicalism in the Brahmo Samaj.

2. He was instrumental in popularising the movement outside Bengal.

3. He established Sadharan Brahmo Samaj after getting dismissed from Brahmo Samaj.

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

With reference to Communist Party of India during national movement, consider the following statements:

1. It was set up in Tashkent in 1920, by M. N. Roy.

2. It aimed to create a new radical organisation parallel to Indian National Congress and work separately.

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

In 1893- Champaner, Bhuvan enters into a wager with British administration to play a cricket match. If he lost the entire village had to pay 3 times the amount of normal taxes and if he won the village would not pay any tax for 3 years. The entire village was drawn into the wager because the land was jointly owned by a collective body of village. Which of the following inferences can be made?

1. Champaner was under Mahalwari system of Land tenure.

2. Champaner was under Ryotwari system of Land tenure.

3. Champaner was most likely to be a village in present day UP, Punjab or Haryana.

4. Champaner was most likely a village in present day Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu.

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The Ilbert bill controversy of 1883 was related to:

Which of the following is not correct?

Consider the followings about ‘Buddhist texts’

1. Dipavamsa is the oldest historical record of Sri Lanka.

2. Divyavadana, a sankrit text, deals with Mauryan and Sunga History.

3. Udana is a Pali text contains the story of "Blind men and Elephant".

4. Bodhi Vamsa is a mix Sanskrit Pali text which was composed by Upatissa.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1.  Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman in about 150 A.D. was one of the earliest specimens of chaste Sanskrit.

2. “Mahavastu” was a religious treatise on Hinayana Buddhism

3. Roman emperor Trajan received an embassy from India in 28 A.D.

4. Glass-making industry had received a great boost in India during the Post-Mauryan period.

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

With reference to the administration of the Nawabs of Bengal before 1757, consider the following statements:

1. The Nawabs did not allow expansion of foreign trade.

2. They established regular thanas and chowkies to provide safety.

3. They gave equal opportunities for employment to Hindus and Muslims.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Ghadar movement, consider the following statements:

1. The movement was strongly secular.

2. The Ghadar Movement failed to generate an effective and sustained leadership that was capable of integrating the various aspects of the movement.

3. Objective of Ghadarites was the establishment of an Independent Republic of India.

Which of the statements given above are correct?