INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch on Education came to be considered as the Magna Carta of English education in India. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about it?

1. It underemphasised the importance of Vernacular languages

2. It supported the education of women

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Consider the following pairs about ‘Administrative units of Mughals’: 

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Who among the following medieval rulers was called as a “Zinda Pir” - “a living saint”?

With respect to the Indian Councils Act of 1892, consider the following statements:

1. The members to the Imperial and Provincial legislative councils could be indirectly elected.

2. The members of the councils were given powers to propose amendments to the budget.

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

Which is the correct match the of following departments with their founders?

Which statement about Amir Khusrau is not true?

Regarding Dadabhai Naoroji’s Drain of Wealth theory, the main constituents of Home charges were which of the following?

1. Dividend to the shareholders of the East India Company

2. Interest on Public Debt rose abroad

3. Civil and Military charges

4. Store purchased in England

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British formed a consultative body of the princely states known as Narendra Mandal, Which of the following statements are correct about this?

1. It was established by Royal Proclamation in 1921 on the recommendation of Montford Reforms

2. It used to consider on the issues, among others, the British empire as a whole.

3. The formation of such body was first expressed by Lord Lytton.

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Which of the following social reformers contributed to the cause of Widow remarriage?

1. Vishnu Shastri Pandit

2. Jyotiba Phule

3. Karsondas Mulji

4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

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Who was the Delhi sultan to impose jizya even on the Brahmins?