INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements regarding the police reforms during the British rule in India :

1. Lord Bentick relieved the zamindars from their police functions.

2. Lord Cornwallis regularized the police force by establishing a system of thanas under a Daroga.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements concerning Post- Mauryan period.

1. The most important Roman export to India during this period was gold and silver coins

2. Sopara was an important trading port in the west coast of India

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

Consider the following statements regarding the Surat session 1907 of Indian National Congress:

1. Swarajya was defined as goal of Congress.

2. Extremists wanted that Rashbehari Ghosh should be the President.

3. During this session, Moderates wanted to reduce extent of Swadeshi movement as Council reforms were on anvil.

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

Which of the following was the major consequence of Third battle of Panipat?

In September 1920, a special session of Congress was convened. Which of the following resolutions were passed in this session?

1. It launched Non-Cooperation movement against British attitude towards Khilafat issue.

2. It protested against the failure of the government to punish the officers guilty of Jalliawala Bagh massacre.

3. To attain the Swaraj within one year.

4. To boycott the council elections which were scheduled for November 1920 after the acceptance of Montford Reforms.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following pairs:

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

With reference to Indian Councils Act of 1909, consider the following statements:

1. Direct elections were introduced for the first time.

2. The number of Indian members in the Executive Council of Governor General was raised from one to three.

3. The number of elected members in the imperial Legislative Council were increased but not in the provincial legislative councils.

4. It introduced the system of separate electorates under which Muslims could only vote for Muslim candidates in constituencies specially reserved for them.

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

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Due to unfavourable financial situation, Mohammed bin Tughlaq made the iqta system to be hereditary

2. Firuz shah tughlaq extended this principle of hereditary to Army as well.

Select the correct answer using the codes below:

Lord Wellesley's expansion policy was discontinued by East India Company for which of the following reasons?

1. Expansion through war was costly and was reducing the profit of company.

2. Napoleon emerged as a major threat in Europe at that time.

3. The Company decided to reward the loyalty of the princely states.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to Dadabhai Naroji who was hailed as “The Grand Old Man of India”, consider the following statements:

1. He put forward the “Drain Theory” to explain the economic exploitation of India by British.

2. He founded ‘British India Society’ to advance the interests of fellow Indians.

3. He demanded for ‘Self-government’ in India like the other self-governing British colonies.

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