INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The “chain of justice” is associated with which of the following Mughal Emperors?

Madan Mohan Malviya in his Presidential address at the Lahore Session in 1909 said, ‘Ripon was the greatest and the most loved Viceroy whom India has known’. Which of the following were undertaking by Lord Ripon?

1. He centralized the finance.

2. He repealed the salt tax.

3. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act.

4. Passing of the First Factory Act.

Select the correct statement(s) using the codes given below.

Consider the following statement(s) with respect to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan:

1. He led Non Cooperation movement in North western frontier province.

2. He opposed Muslim league's demand of partition of India.

3. He had organised a volunteer brigade Khudai Khidmatgars popularly known as Red-Shirts who used to do violent attack on government officials and police.

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

With reference to medieval India, what policies were carried forward by Akbar, which were first initiated by Shershah Suri?

1. Tolerance to persons of all communities

2. Provincial Government

3. Land revenue system

4. Currency System

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R.C. Dutt identified three phases of British exploitation of India.Which of the following statements is/are correct about this?

1. In the phases which coincides with Industrial revolution in England, the East India Company enjoyed monopoly of trade with India.

2. The cotton industry was plundered mainly in Mercantile phase.

3. The export imports firms boomed in the Finance-Imperialism phase.

4. The Railway was developed in the Finance-Imperialism phase.

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Which of the following factors led to emergence of Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

1. Need for stability in revenue collection.

2. Expectation that it would lead to investment in land by zamindars.

3. Need for political allies in form of zamindars.

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Consider the following statements

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan king, committed Sallekhana.

2. Indra IV, the Rashtrakuta king, committed Sallekhana.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to British administration in first half of 19th Century:

1. As British envisaged Rule of Law, corruption was minimal among lower officials.

2. In the absence of any major revolt, Police was committed to safeguarding people's interest.

3. The new courts and legal system was very expensive which aided rich to oppress the poor.

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

In the support of a particular Gandhian movement Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the civil service and was later appointed as the principal of the National College in Calcutta. In the above passage, the movement refers to?

The Mansabdari system was introduced by Akbar. What did 'Mansab' of an officer imply in the system?

1. Salary of the officer

2. Land granted to the Officer

3. Number of soldiers maintained by the officer

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