INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Regarding the reforms in Land Revenue during the colonial period, consider the following statements

1. Through the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars of Bengal were recognized as the owners of land if they paid the revenue.

2. Ryotwari settlement was introduced in Assam also.

3. The Mahalwari Settlement brought a class of middlemen between the government and the village community.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Arab Merchant Sulaiman, who visited India in the middle of the ninth century, has written an account of Rashtrakutas.

2. Dharmapala of the Pala dynasty was the founder of the famous Vikramasila University.

3. Manyakhet was the capital of the Palas of Bengal

4. The first Kannada book on poetics was written by Amoghavarsha, the Rashtrakuta ruler.

Which of the above statements are correct?

What were the reasons for starting the Quit India Movement?

1. Failure of the August offer.

2. Rising prices of commodities.

3. Japanese aggression.

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Which among the following reasons is not a cause of Revolt of 1857?

1. Social Reforms made by British

2. Discrimination of Indian Soldiers

3. Doctrine of Lapse

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Consider the following statements concerning Chola local administration :

1. The brahmanas were offered rent-free lands.

2. The Mahasabha was autonomous enough to levy taxes locally and raise loans for the village.

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

With reference to Public Safety Bill, 1928, consider the following statements:

1. It was proposed by the British government to acquire power to deport 'undesirable' foreigners.

2. It was defeated in the legislature with the help of Swarajists.

3. It was supported by the capitalist class as it prevented foreign investors from investing in India.

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

Which of the following was/were correct about ideological positioning of Hindustan Republican Association?

1. Advocated privatisation of railways

2. Nationalisation of steel, ship building industries

3. Strengthening of labour and peasant unions

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Consider the following statements:

1. Under the guidance of M.A. Jinnah, Muslim League carried out Muslim Mass Contact Programme.

2. Sarojini Naidu called M.A. Jinnah the 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity'.

3. M.A. Jinnah was one of the founding members of Muslim League.

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

Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?

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• Governor Simao de Melo lost Ormuz to the British.

Which of the following were the immediate reasons behind the launching of Quit India movement?

1. Failure of round table conferences.

2. Rising prices and war time shortages .

3. Reverses suffered by British in South East Asia.

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