INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which one of the following is not the reason for the fall of the Mauryan empire?

The Indian Councils Act of 1861 was significant for:

1. It made a beginning of representative institutions in India by associating Indians with the law-making process.

2. It initiated the process of decentralisation by restoring the legislative powers to the Bombay and Madras Presidencies.

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

In September 1920, a special session of Congress was convened. Which of the following resolutions were passed in this session?

1. It launched Non-Cooperation movement against British attitude towards Khilafat issue.

2. It protested against the failure of the government to punish the officers guilty of Jalliawala Bagh massacre.

3. To attain the Swaraj within one year.

4. To boycott the council elections which were scheduled for November 1920 after the acceptance of Montford Reforms.

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Congress formally announced its changed policy towards princely states, from that of non intervention to removal of any self imposed constraint on its participation in the princely states, at which session?

Consider the following statements with reference to some of the officials in the Ancient India.

1. Nagara-shreshthi was the Chief Craftsman of the royal court.

2. Sarthavaha was the leader of bonded labourers.

3. Sandhi-vigrahika was a minister of war and peace.

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In the context of freedom struggle during 19th century, the Azamgarh proclamation was associated with?

Consider the following statements:

1. The French were the first to intervene in the disputes of the Indian rulers to acquire political control over territories, a method later followed by the British.

2. European conflicts between France and England found a theatre in Anglo-French wars in India. 

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

Which of the following factors led to Deccan agrarian riots in 1875?

1. Heavy taxation under the Ryotwari system.

2. Crash of cotton prices after the end of the American civil war.

3. Exploitation by the money lenders.

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Which among the following are the features of the ‘Gagging Act, 1878’?

1. Discrimination between English and Vernacular press

2. No right to appeal

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Who among the following Mughal emperors persecuted Sikhism?