INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

In the support of a particular Gandhian movement Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the civil service and was later appointed as the principal of the National College in Calcutta. In the above passage, the movement refers to?

In which of the following Gandhian movement, an internal intelligence wing was setup to secure intelligence about government moves and to shadow own errant members?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Congress Benares session of 1905?

1. It was presided by Dadabhai Naoroji.

2. Self-government or Swaraj was declared as the goal of Congress at this session.

3. At the session it was decided to extend the Swadeshi movement outside Bengal.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

The Jesuit missionary who had discussions with Akbar was?

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was associated with which of the following?

1. Legalizing widow remarriage.

2. Opposing polygamy.

3. Advocating higher education of women.

4. Opposing child marriage.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following pair is not correct?

1. Shore temple : Pallavas 

2. Kailasa temple: Rashtrakutas 

3. Khajuraho temples : Chandellas

Which among the following was/were not the reasons behind Congress accepting the dominion status under Mountbatten Plan, 1947?

Which among the following can be attributed to the absence of revolutionary activities during the Non-Cooperation movement?

1. Mahatma Gandhi and C.R. Das pleaded the revolutionaries to suspend their activities.

2. The revolutionaries enthusiastically participated in the Non-Cooperation movement.

3. There was brutal repression on the revolutionaries during the Non-Cooperation movement.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the followings about ‘Mohammad bin Tuglaq’ :

1. Well versed in astronomy, mathematics, medicine.

2. His visionary schemes failed as they were ill-planned and badly executed.

Which of the statements given above are correct?