INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following is/are the characteristics of Quit India movement?

1. There was a complete absence of anti-zamindar violence.

2. Muslims participation was highest as compared to other movements in 20th century.

3. Government officials of lower levels in police and administration supported the movement.

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With reference to the medieval history of India, Rashtra, Visaya and Bhukti were units of administration of which of the following?

With reference to the Simon Commission, consider the following statements:

1. It recommended the replacement of dyarchy with responsible government in the provinces.

2. It was boycotted by all political parties in India.

3. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood to protest against Simon commission.

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

Consider the following statements in the context of Mountbatten Plan-

1. Immediate transfer of power on the basis of grant of dominion status with a right to secession.

2. Redcliffe Boundary Plan was declared by Mountbatten and was made public before the partition.

3. According to 3rd June Plan, date of freedom was fixed on August 15, 1947 and until the time of framing of new constitution, the new dominions and the provinces thereof were to be governed by the Government of India Act 1935.

4. Accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan was ruled out by Mountbatten.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the ideology of the Revolutionary Nationalists during the freedom struggle of India?

1. They tried to generate a mass revolution.

2. They copied the methods of Irish terrorists to assassinate unpopular officials.

3. They didn't believe in passive resistance.

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Which of the following objectives led British to wage wars with Afghanisthan?

1. To serve as a base for Central Asia in their quest for territorial expansion.

2. To check French military influence.

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With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. It received massive support from Indian business class and women.

2. It remained a peaceful movement throughout the country.

3. It was successful in reducing government revenues and imports from Britain.

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

The aim of Public Safety Bill, 1928 was to?

Consider the following statements about the Regulating Act of 1773.

1. It paved the way for the establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta.

2. It had given the British Government effective and decisive control over the company.

3. The Act had resolve the conflict between the company and its opponents in England.

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

Consider the following statements

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan king, committed Sallekhana.

2. Indra IV, the Rashtrakuta king, committed Sallekhana.

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