INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The philosophy of Sankara expounds which among the following paths?

With reference to the Justice Party, consider the following statements:

1. It had its genesis in the Non-Brahmin movement.

2. It introduced free and compulsory education for the first time in Madras.

3. It created Staff Selection Board for the first time in India.

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

With reference to the Partition of Bengal consider the following statements. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

1. The official reason given for partition of Bengal was that Bengal has become too big to be administered.

2. After the partition of Bengal, Bengali speaking population was in minority in newly created province of Bengal.

3. The real motive of Partition of Bengal was the British desire to make Bengal a centre of Indian nationalism.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

With regard to the Charter Act of 1853, consider the following statements:

1. The Governor-General of Bengal was made the Governor-General of India.

2. It abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade.

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

Which of the following is not correctly matched concerning Akbar’s military campaigns?

With reference to the Doctrine of Lapse, consider the following statements:

1. It was introduced by Lord Hastings.

2. It allowed British to annex the state if the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir.

3. Avadh was the first state to be annexed under the doctrine.

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

Consider the following statement(s) with respect to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan:

1. He led Non Cooperation movement in North western frontier province.

2. He opposed Muslim league's demand of partition of India.

3. He had organised a volunteer brigade Khudai Khidmatgars popularly known as Red-Shirts who used to do violent attack on government officials and police.

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

Cabinet Mission rejected the demand for Pakistan on which of the following grounds?

1. It would not solve the problem of communal minorities.

2. It would be injurious to disintegrate the transportation as also the postal and telegraph system of India.

3. To divide the armed forces of India would entail the gravest dangers.

4. Princely States would find it difficult to join one or other Union.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to Kheda satyagraha, consider the following statements:

1. Mahatama Gandhi was appointed as a member of the government committe formed to resolve grievances of peasants.

2. Vallabhbhai Patel and Indulal Yagnik participated in the movement.

3. Gujarat Sabha was founded by Mahatama Gandhi to organize peasants in Kheda.

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

With reference to civil rebellions before 1857, consider the following statements:

1. They often bore the same character because they represented national or common efforts.

2. These rebellions were localized in their effects and did not put forth a collective fight.

3. Their resistance was aimed at establishing a new social order.

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