INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following factors led to the split of Arya Samaj in 1893?

1. Consumption of Meat vs. Vegetarianism

2. Anglicised vs. Sanskrit based education

3. Under-age marriage

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Consider the following statements during Gupta Period:

1. Vaishnavism became very popular.

2. The Gods were activated by their unions with the respective consorts.

3. This was the period of evolution of Vajrayanism and the Buddhist tantric cults.

4. Idol worship became a common Feature of Hinduism from Gupta period onwards.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Why the Lucknow Pact of 1916 is important?

1. This Act reunited the moderates and the extremists.

2. The Congress accepted Muslim League's position on separate electorates.

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Which among the following factors helped expansion of East India Company in south Indian peninsula?

1. Declining control of Mughal Empire after death of Aurangzeb.

2. The regular raids by the Maratha chiefs in south weakened the area economically and politically.

3. French army helped the English East India Company to Invade Mysore and Hyderabad.

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Free trade with Britain led to de- industrialisation of India due to which of the following reasons?

1. Free trade was only one sided as indian goods were charged heavy levies in Britain.

2. Indian hand made goods were at disadvantage in competing with machine based British goods.

3. Indian goods were never popular in western market and Indian weavers had thrived only on Indian market.

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The Chishti saint, in whose honour ‘Urs’ is held in Ajmer every year, was

Consider the following statements with respect to annexation of Indian states by East India Company :

1. Lord Dalhousie’s Policy of annexation of Indian States aimed at expansion of British exports in India

2. Policy of annexation of Indian States was stopped after 1857 revolt.

3. Awadh was annexed in 1856 by using Doctrine of Lapse.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders?

Consider the following events during freedom struggle of India:

1. Nehru Report

2. Simon Commission

3. Dandi march

4. Communal award

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of above events?

Which of the following was/were the reasons of decentralisation at local level by the British government?

1. Improvement of civic life of the masses.

2. To save additional expenditure on civic improvement out of the existing pool of taxes.

3. To help the British in associating with Indians at local level.

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