INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Who among the following lead a spirited resistance to Mughal ambitions in Deccan during the reign of Jahangir?

Consider the following statements with regard to Kisan Sabha Movement:

1. Members of Home Rule League played instrumental role in mobilizing peasants to organize themselves into Kisan Sabha.

2. The non-participation of high caste peasants eventually led to failure of this movement.

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

Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch on Education came to be considered as the Magna Carta of English education in India. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about it?

1. It underemphasised the importance of Vernacular languages

2. It supported the education of women

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

Consider the following statements about princely states in India:

1. The British policy of Subsidiary Alliance involved the posting of British Residents and Political Agents to princely states who often constrained the internal autonomy of the princes.

2. The Doctrine of Lapse was one of the contributory factors to the revolt of 1857.

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

How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangazeb respectively?

Which of the following was/were the reasons for the ruins of Indian Handicraft industry under British rule?

1. Disappearance of princes, chieftains, and zamindars as their patrons.

2. Levy of discriminatory tariffs against British goods in India.

3. Promotion of Railways

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Regarding the Tebhaga Movement, consider the following statements.

1. The movement demanded uprooting of the Zamindari system.

2. Floud commission appointed to consider the issue reported against the demand of sharecroppers.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

Which of followings are the four Agnikula Rajputs?

During the British period, the term 'imperial preference' was applied to which of the following?

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?