INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following newspapers was/were launched by Annie Besant?

1. New India

2. Young India

3. Commonweal

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The French position, which at one time dazzled the Indian world by its political successes, was destined to end in humiliation and failure. Which of the following were the causes of failure of French in establishing an empire in India?

1. Inferior system of government prevalent in France.

2. The French Company was a department of the state.

3. The English conquest of Bengal.

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Aligarh movement was exclusively for the social and educational advancement of the Muslims.

2. The Self-Respect movement advocated Brahminical rituals for marriages among Dravidians.

3. The guiding principle of Satyashodhak Samaj was "Faith on one God."

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to India in the 18th century, what does the term 'Misls' refer to?

Which of the following statements are correct about Quit India Movement?

1. The draft proposed massive civil disobedience if the British did not accede to the demands.

2. Rajaji quit the Indian National Congress to oppose the movement.

3. Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad were apprehensive and critical of the call, but backed it.

4. Jai Prakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia supported the movement.

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Lahore Session of congress in 1929?

1. Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) was declared as Congress objective.

2. The Congress announced the launching of a civil disobedience movement.

3. 26 January 1930 was fixed as first Republic Day.

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

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Left Movement of 1920s?

1. It was critical of both Swarajists and constructive workers.

2. It favoured complete independence.

3. It worked within the Congress and remained integral part of National movement.

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With reference to the views of the Swarajist section of the Congress, consider the following statements:

1. They advocated participation of Congress in the legislature.

2. They were opposed to the idea of mass struggle to attain independence.

3. Jawahar Lal Nehru supported the ideas of the Swarajists.

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

The term 'Ghalla-bakhshi' refers to-

With reference to the freedom struggle in princely states, which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Nagpur session of the Congress in 1920 requested all the princes to form responsible government.

2. In Lahore session 1929, the Congress demanded that the Princes guarantee fundamental rights to their people.

3. Haripura session of the Congress in 1938 authorized the congressmen to take part in their individual capacity in the freedom struggle going on in the princely states.

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