INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following organisations:

1. Abhinav Bharat

2. Anushilan Samiti

3. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)

Which of the above mentioned organisations was/ were engaged in assassination of oppressive officials?

Consider the following statements about the Battle of Plassey:

1. English provocations, like misuse of Dastaks, were the key reason for the conflict between them and the Bengal rulers.

2. The Battle of Plassey was more of a skirmish than a battle.

3. There was a reversal of bullion flow from India after the battle.

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The West European States and Merchants began to search for new and safer sea routes to India and Spice Islands of Indonesia in 15th century because of

1. Turkish control of trading routes

2. Monopoly of merchants of Venice and Genoa over trade between Europe and Asia.

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Consider the following statements with respect to Lord Curzon's tenure in British India:

1. Official Secrets Act was passed to curb freedom of press during his tenure.

2. Section 124 A was added in Indian Penal Code during his tenure which made sedition a criminal offence.

3. Calcutta Corporation Act was passed during his tenure which aimed at curbing Indian industries and increase in import of British Manufactured goods in India.

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

The Ilbert bill controversy of 1883 was related to:

Which of the following amounts to reactionary policy of Lord Lytton?

1. The duty imposed on manufactured cotton goods imported to Indian from England was abolished.

2. The age limit for Indians appearing in Civil Service Examination was reduced from 21 to 19.

3. Enactment of Vernacular Press act of 1878 that restricts the regional language newspapers.

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With reference to the administration of Ranjit Singh in Punjab, consider the following statements:

1. He built up a powerful and well- equipped army along European lines.

2. He made transformative changes in the system of land revenue promulgated earlier by the Mughals.

3. His religious policy was conservative in nature.

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

Which among the following was/were not the teachings of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’?

1. It denounced polytheism and idol worship.

2. It discarded faith in divine avataras (incarnations)

3. It accepted that scripture could enjoy the status of ultimate authority.

4. It took definite and firm stand on doctrine of karma and transmigration of soul.

5. It criticized the caste system.

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Which among the following was known as the Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting journalism in Marathi language with the first newspaper in the language named 'Darpan' in the early days of British Rule in India?

Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch on Education came to be considered as the Magna Carta of English education in India. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about it?

1. It underemphasised the importance of Vernacular languages

2. It supported the education of women

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