INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to Ramosi peasant uprising in the 19th century, which of the following statements is not correct?

Which of the following was/were the means used by nationalist press to circumvent government's restrictions on it during the national movement?

1. Professing loyalty to the British and the Queen before criticizing their policies.

2. Quoting from foreign press which was critical of British policies.

3. Dressing up criticism as an advice or warning to the British.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhiji during the national movement to conduct campaign against which of the following?

Consider the followings about ‘Ghiassudin Balban' :

1. Created a separate Military Department (Diwan-i-Ariz)

2. Regulated court affairs with Sijda, Paibos and Nauroz

3. Destroyed ‘Turkan i Chahalgani

4. Only sultan to claim as Shadow of God (Zil-i-ilahi)

Which of the statements given above are correct?

"It is considered as 'Magna Carta' of English education in India. It was the first to emphasize on mass education and recommended systemized hierarchy of education system." The above-mentioned description best described which of the following?

Which of the following sessions of Congress was the first to be presided by a European?

Consider the following statements in the context of Mountbatten Plan-

1. Immediate transfer of power on the basis of grant of dominion status with a right to secession.

2. Redcliffe Boundary Plan was declared by Mountbatten and was made public before the partition.

3. According to 3rd June Plan, date of freedom was fixed on August 15, 1947 and until the time of framing of new constitution, the new dominions and the provinces thereof were to be governed by the Government of India Act 1935.

4. Accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan was ruled out by Mountbatten.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference to Dadabhai Naroji who was hailed as “The Grand Old Man of India”, consider the following statements:

1. He put forward the “Drain Theory” to explain the economic exploitation of India by British.

2. He founded ‘British India Society’ to advance the interests of fellow Indians.

3. He demanded for ‘Self-government’ in India like the other self-governing British colonies.

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

Consider the following pairs 

Which of the pairs given above are not correctly matched?

Who was the famous Deccan Hindu King whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of sates in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia ?