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?

Regarding Rajagopalachari formula, consider the following statements

1. The main objective of the Rajagopalachari formula was to solve the constitutional crisis that occurred due to the failure of the Cripps Mission.

2. The proposals of the Rajagopalachari formula were shadowed by the two-nation theory of Muslim League.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The British wanted to include the princely states in the Indian Union proposed in the Government of India Act of 1935 because :

Which of the following pair(s) is/are correctly matched? 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

During the British period, the term 'imperial preference' was applied to which of the following?

With reference to The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, consider the following statements:

1. It abolished the policy of discrimination between English and vernacular press.

2. A Press Commissioner was appointed to supply authentic and accurate news to the press.

3. The District magistrate was empowered to call upon the printer of any vernacular newspaper to enter into a bond with the Government.

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

Consider the followings about ‘Qutubuddin Aibaq’ :

1. Founder of Syyed Dynasty

2. Laid foundation for Char Minar

3. Built ‘ Quwwat-ul-Islam’, ‘Adhai Din Ka Jhonpara’ mosques

4. Died while playing Chaugan(Polo)

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Rowlatt Act, 1919, provided :

1. Arrests without warrant

2. In camera trials of political prisoners

3. Indefinite detention without trial

4. Stricter control of the press

Which of the given above statements are correct?

Consider the following events during India’s Freedom struggle:

1. Jinnah’s 14 Points

2. First Round Table Conference.

3. Nehru Report.

4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events given above?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Mohammed bin Tughlaq was the first sultan in the sultanate to pay soldiers in cash.

2. Alauddin Khilji was the first monarch in the sultanate to insist on collection of land revenue based on measurement, in the doab.

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