INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements with respect to annexation of Indian states by East India Company :

1. Lord Dalhousie’s Policy of annexation of Indian States aimed at expansion of British exports in India

2. Policy of annexation of Indian States was stopped after 1857 revolt.

3. Awadh was annexed in 1856 by using Doctrine of Lapse.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Regarding Rajagopalachari formula, consider the following statements

1. The main objective of the Rajagopalachari formula was to solve the constitutional crisis that occurred due to the failure of the Cripps Mission.

2. The proposals of the Rajagopalachari formula were shadowed by the two-nation theory of Muslim League.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about ‘Bodhisattva’ :

1. Bodhisattva means one who has essence of enlightment.

2. It's a very popular subject in Jain art.

3. Most of the bodhisattvas were celestial in nature.

4. The famous Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was devoted in Ellora Caves as Padmapani.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

What was the main purpose behind the formation of the National Social Conference during the freedom struggle?

Which of the following statements regarding the Hunter commission (1882-83) is not correct?

Identify the Rajput king:

1. A Rajput ruler of Mewar.

2. He was a son of Udai Singh II.

3. He was defeated in Battle of Haldighati by Akbar's Army led by Rajput.

In the context of statements given above choose the correct option :

The sepoys during the revolt of 1857 proclaimed Bahadur shah as their leader because:

1. To give a positive political meaning to the revolt.

2. Bahadur shah, being the Mughal emperor, was very powerful and active against British.

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

The Revolt of 1857 saw wide participation of the Zamindars. This was because:

1. Their land rights fortified with frequent use of a quo Warranto by the administration.

2. Loss of status for them in the village.

3. Their estates confiscated by the administration and hence, suddenly found themselves without the source of income.

4. They formed the well-read and educated class who had feelings on Nationalism inculcated in them.

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

Consider the following statements regarding the socio religious reform movements:

1. The social base of the reform movements was the newly emerging middle class.

2. The Indian reformers focussed on westernization rather than modernization.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. The earliest evidence for the practice of sati comes from the Gupta period.

2. ‘Sreni’ became a popular commercial phenomenon under the Gupta period.

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