INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following leaders were the founders of Congress Socialist Party?

1. Jayaprakash Narayan

2. Acharya Narendra Dev

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Subhash Chandra Bose

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Consider the following statements about Tipu Sultan.

1. He was orthodox in his religious view and demolished Hindu Temples.

2. Tipu planted a tree of Liberty at Srirangpattanam.

3. He died in the Third Anglo Mysore war.

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

Consider the following statements about the “Doctrine of Lapse” implemented by Lord Dalhousie:

1. It restricted the right of adopted son to succeed to the personal property of chieftain.

2. Satara was the first Indian state to be annexed.

3. After the death of a ruler, the adopted heir could still rule the state with prior British approval.

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In the South Indian medieval history, there is a lot more known and recorded about Cholas than their predecessor.

Which of the following reasons is most appropriately attributed to it?

What were Bengalee, Hitabadi, and Sanjibani?

Carving of Naga-Shakha on doorjambs is a characteristic feature of which of the following regional styles of temple architecture?

Consider the following statements regarding the police reforms during the British rule in India :

1. Lord Bentick relieved the zamindars from their police functions.

2. Lord Cornwallis regularized the police force by establishing a system of thanas under a Daroga.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Indian Councils Act of 1909, consider the following statements:

1. Direct elections were introduced for the first time.

2. The number of Indian members in the Executive Council of Governor General was raised from one to three.

3. The number of elected members in the imperial Legislative Council were increased but not in the provincial legislative councils.

4. It introduced the system of separate electorates under which Muslims could only vote for Muslim candidates in constituencies specially reserved for them.

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

Which of the following factors contributed to the rise of communalism during the British period?

1. Swadeshi Movement

2. Morley-Minto Reforms

3. Lucknow Pact of 1916

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During the reign of which great Mughal was tobacco introduced in India?