INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements :

1. The Extremists wanted to obtain self - government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways.

2. Indian Muslims in general were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of their policies based upon Hindutva.

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

Which of the following is not correct about Rabindranath Tagore?

Consider the following pairs regarding judicial reforms undertaken during the British rule: Governor General : Judicial Reforms

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

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?

With reference to Sangam and Vedic texts, consider the following statements :

1. Both Vedic and Sangam texts are religious in nature.

2. Unlike Vedic texts, Sangam texts do not provide any information on the political and economic life of people

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

With reference to the Young Bengal movement, which of the following issues were taken up by Derozians:

1. Rights of women

2. Grievances of peasants

3. Better treatment of Indian labours in British colonies abroad.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following factors led to Deccan agrarian riots in 1875?

1. Heavy taxation under the Ryotwari system.

2. Crash of cotton prices after the end of the American civil war.

3. Exploitation by the money lenders.

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Identify the correct match regarding the land grants given by different dynasties.

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In 1927, the Butler Committee was appointed to investigate the nature of relationship between the Britishers and the princely states. Which of the following statements are correct about its recommendations?

1. The princely states should not be handed over to the Indian government without prior consent of the residents of the state.

2. Governor General in the Council was to be the Crown agent in the dealing with the states.

3. The scheme regarding the creation of a State council should be rejected.

4. Intervention in the administration of a state should be left to the decision of the Viceroy.

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Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Pabna movement?

1. The main cause of the movement was the oppression of the peasantry by the zamindars.

2. The peasants organised no rent unions.

3. The main form of struggle was that of legal resistance.

4. It lead to the enactment of Bengal Tenancy Act 1885.

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