INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the revolt of 1857, which of the following were the religious causes of discontent among Indian people against the British rule?

1. Rediscovery of India's past by European scholars.

2. The social reform and humanitarian measures taken by the government

3. The official policy of taxing the lands belonging to temples and mosques

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Which of the following statements are correct about Quit India Movement?

1. The draft proposed massive civil disobedience if the British did not accede to the demands.

2. Rajaji quit the Indian National Congress to oppose the movement.

3. Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad were apprehensive and critical of the call, but backed it.

4. Jai Prakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia supported the movement.

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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?

Which of the following statements are correct about British policies in 19th Century.

1. The Summary Settlement Act 1956 divested power to summarily decide the collection of revenue to the middlemen.

2. Lord Dalhousie introduced General Service Enlistment Act under which the sepoys could be compelled to serve abroad.

3. The Religious Disabilities Act 1856 had done away with the previous ban on Christian converts to from Hinduism in inheriting property.

4. The Charter Act of 1813 allowed missionaries to enter India and carry on with their mission.

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Consider the following statements regarding the 'equality before law' concept introduced by the British in 19th century in India:

1. It meant a Shudra and a Brahmin were awarded equal punishment for the same crime.

2. It also meant Europeans and Indians were equal in the eyes of the laws that are enforced over British India.

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

Who among the following Sultans was dubbed by the historians as the “ill-starred Idealist”?

Consider the following statements regarding the decline of the Mughal Empire.

1. Deccan Policy of Aurangzeb.

2. The Mughal Court Politics degenerated the mobility.

3. The defect of the Mansabdari system corrupted the Mughal army.

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

Consider the following statements about ‘Rig Veda’:

1. It’s a collection of 1028 hymns into 10 Books or Mandalas.

2. Book Iand X seem to be later additions.

3. The IX Mandala is dedicated exclusively to Soma

4. The X Mandala contains the famous Purushsukta deals with Chaturvarna

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Given-below-are-two-statements,-one-labelled-as-Assertion-(A)-and-the-other-labelled-as-Reason-(R):

Assertion:--In-Mughal-period,-peasents-hold-land-ownership-rights.

Reason:--In-Mughal-period,-zamindars-and-jagirdars-hold-rights-over-land-revenue.

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

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the building of railways in India?

1. It led to promotion of Indian rural artisan industries

2. It was mainly funded by Indian investors

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