INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the Ramakrishna Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It believed in the cult of bhakti and yoga.

2. It advocated the doctrine of service of all beings.

3. It recognised the utility of image for the worship of God.

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

Consider the following statements with reference to Cabinet Mission Plan:

1. It was sent to negotiate the terms for the transfer of power to Indians.

2. It proposed a federal structure for India.

3. Both Congress and Muslim League accepted the plan and agreed on interim government.

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

Which of the following was the most important contributions of early nationalists in 19th century India?

Which of the following statements are correct about India in the 18th century?

1. Stagnant agriculture

2. Self-sufficient villages

3. Closed economy

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

Consider the following statements.

1. The All India Harijan Sangh was founded by Dr. B R Ambedkar.

2. Arya Samaj philosophy and teaching was against the caste system.

3. The aim of Satyashodhak Samaj was to spread education amongst women and lower caste people.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Consider the following statements:

1. Jyotiba Phule founded the Sarvajanik Sabha.

2. Jyotiba Phule believed that education of the masses would promote the process of nation making.

3. Jyotiba Phule also moved in the Trade Union Movement.

4. Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, a trade union activist, was prominent colleague of Jotibha.

Which among of the following statements are correct?

The Indian Councils Act of 1861 was significant for:

1. It made a beginning of representative institutions in India by associating Indians with the law-making process.

2. It initiated the process of decentralisation by restoring the legislative powers to the Bombay and Madras Presidencies.

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

Indian-Councils-Act-of-1861-is-an-important-landmark-in-the-constitutional-and-political-history-of-India,-because:

1. It marked the starting of strict centralization of governance in India.

2. Representative institutions were first time introduced by this act.

3. It empowered the Viceroy to issue ordinances without the concurrence of the legislative council during an emergency.

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

Which of the following statements about Aurangazeb is/are correct?

1. He forbade singing and instrumental music in the court

2. The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music were written in his reign.

3. He was proficient in playing Veena

Select the correct answer using the codes below:

With reference to the efforts during the British rule (1770s-1820s) to promote western education in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act of 1793 granted permission to the Christian missionaries to freely enter India and spread western education.

2. The East India Company never favoured Indian traditional education and always promoted modern Western education.

3. The Charter Act of 1813 provided finances for the promotion of knowledge of the sciences in India.

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