INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders?

Consider the following statements about the Regulating Act of 1773.

1. It paved the way for the establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta.

2. It had given the British Government effective and decisive control over the company.

3. The Act had resolve the conflict between the company and its opponents in England.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from Congress after his defeat in the election for the Presidentship of Tripuri session.

2. Subhash Chandra Bose started the Forward Block and All India Agragami Kisan Sabha.

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

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

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Which of the following factors led to emergence of Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

1. Need for stability in revenue collection.

2. Expectation that it would lead to investment in land by zamindars.

3. Need for political allies in form of zamindars.

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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?

With reference to the Partition of Bengal consider the following statements. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

1. The official reason given for partition of Bengal was that Bengal has become too big to be administered.

2. After the partition of Bengal, Bengali speaking population was in minority in newly created province of Bengal.

3. The real motive of Partition of Bengal was the British desire to make Bengal a centre of Indian nationalism.

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Which of the following was/were the roles played by the Indian Army during British rule in India?

1. It defended the British Empire from foreign rivals such as Dutch East India company army.

2. It safeguarded the British supremacy from the internal revolts.

3. It was used for extending and defending the British Empire in Africa.

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During occupation of Bengal under dual government by the East India company, the term 'investments' refers to ?

Which of the following were Gandhiji’s famous demands before launching Civil Disobedience movement?

1. Introduce total prohibition on liquor

2. Abolish land revenue

3. Abolish salt tax

4. Dominion status to India

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