INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement because

1. It was difficult to continue a mass movement for a longer time.

2. Gandhi felt that the masses had not fully understood the method of non-violence.

3. The government showed reluctance to have a negotiation with the Congress.

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

With reference to late Mughal period, who among the following were known as "King Makers"?

With reference to the Revolt of 1857, consider the following statements:

1. The sepoys from all over the India participated in the revolt.

2. The revolt was accompanied by the rebellion of civil population.

3. The revolt was an organized and methodically planned action.

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

Who among the following medieval writers visited India along with Mahmud of Ghazni?

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

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Consider the followings about ‘Vikramshila University’

1. Dharmapala, king of Pala dynasty, constructed Vikramshila University.

2. It is one of the Five Mahaviharas.

3. It was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1200 AD.

4. Atisa Dipankara, who is founder of Sarma tradition of Tibetan- Buddhism, was a scholar at Vikramshila University.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The proposal to create Pakistan was rejected by the Cabinet mission. Which of the following were the reasons for it?

1. It would encourage Sikhs to demand separate statehood.

2. The proposed Pakistan had many Non-Muslim populations.

3. Regional ties of Bengal and Punjab would be disturbed.

4. Partition would result economic and administrative problems.

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Which of the following provision(s) was/were a part of the ‘June 3rd plan’?

1. A boundary commission was to be set up.

2. Princely states were made free to join either India or Pakistan.

3. A referendum was to be conducted in the Sylhet region of Assam.

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Which is correct about status of women in 19th century?

To achieve political aims of control over Indian states, Lord Wellesley relied on which of the followings?

1. Subsidiary Alliance

2. Outright war

3. Doctrine of lapse

4. Assumption of territory of previous rulers

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