INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

Which of the following changes was/were introduced by the Montagu - Chelmsford Reforms?

1. The reserved subjects in the provinces were to be controlled by the ministers responsible to legislature.

2. Bicameral legislature was introduced at the centre.

3. The Governor General and his executive council were made answerable to the legislature.

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

Consider the following statements with regard to Dharsana Satyagraha:

1. It aimed to oppose the salt tax.

2. It was lead by Sarojini Naidu.

3. It was launched during the civil disobedience movement.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Indian Civil Liberties Union was formed to mobilize public opinion against the encroachments on civil liberties.

2. National Planning Committee was set up to draw up a development plan for free India under the chairmanship of Subhas Chandra Bose.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

Which among the following was/were the reasons for the decline of Mughal empire?

1. Wars of succession to throne

2. Weaknesses in Mughal military system

3. Recurrent peasant revolts

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements:

1. Lord Macaulay headed the first Law commission to codify Indian Laws.

2. Charles Wood proposed Downward Filtration theory for the education of Indians.

3. William Bentinck tried to abolish female Infanticide.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Who among the following was called as the “Interlopers”?

Which among the following were the reasons for the restrictions on Indian immigration into Canada in 1908 which lead to Komagata Maru incident?

1. Resentment of Native American labourers against Indian labourers who offered competition.

2. Apprehension of British officials that familiarity of Indians with Whites was not good for British prestige.

3. British were apprehensive that Indians would come under influence of socialist ideas.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of Swadeshi movement?

Consider the following statements about princely states in India:

1. The British policy of Subsidiary Alliance involved the posting of British Residents and Political Agents to princely states who often constrained the internal autonomy of the princes.

2. The Doctrine of Lapse was one of the contributory factors to the revolt of 1857.

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