INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements about Opium Commission 1893:

1. A royal commission was issued to inquire into the results of using opium in India under Lord Elgin.

2. The result of Opium use in India is much less harmful than it was supposed.

3. Opium is not associated to any disease and it is widely used as a remedy in Malaria and Fever.

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

Which act was passed on the recommendation of the ‘Raleigh commission’?

Which of the following was/were part of Gandhi- Irwin pact of 1931?

1. Release of all the political prisoners not convicted of violence

2. Public enquiry into police excesses

3. Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement

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‘Shore Committee’ was introduced for which of the following purpose?

Which of the following was the committee appointed by the British government to examine the working of ‘Dyarchy’ in India?

The British rule in India had led to drain of wealth of India.Which of the following statements are true about this?

1. 'Home Charges' included pension of British Indian officers.

2. The 'Council Bills' were exchanged in rupees in India.

3. The 'Council Bills' were issued by the Governor General of India/Viceroy of India.

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Who among the following coined the slogan One Religion, One caste and One god for the mankind's ?

Which of the following was/were the recommendations of Hunter commission of 1882?

1. Primary education should be imparted through vernacular languages.

2. Transfer of control of primary education to district and municipal boards.

3. Universities should be completely brought under the State's control.

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With reference to Forest policy of British in India, consider the following statements:

1. British encouraged shifting cultivation, which is practiced even today in some tribal areas.

2. It transformed the relationship of tribals with the forests, placing restrictions on access to forest products and forest lands.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What was the main reason behind the the Bardoli Satyagrah in 1928?