INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which one of the following is not the reason for the fall of the Mauryan empire?

Free trade with Britain led to de- industrialisation of India due to which of the following reasons?

1. Free trade was only one sided as indian goods were charged heavy levies in Britain.

2. Indian hand made goods were at disadvantage in competing with machine based British goods.

3. Indian goods were never popular in western market and Indian weavers had thrived only on Indian market.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements about the Mappila (moplah) revolt:

1. The Muslim tenants revolted against the Hindu landlords.

2. They were opposed by the local congress body.

3. It was violent in nature.

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

Which among the following statements is not correct regarding Swadesh Bandhab Samiti?

Consider the following statements regarding Subsidiary Alliance System followed by East India Company.

1. Policy of subsidiary alliance was started by Lord Wellesley.

2. Hyderabad and Awadh accepted subsidiary alliance treaty offered by Governor General.

3. By signing Subsidiary Alliance Treaty, Indian ruler lost the right of maintaining diplomatic relations with other states.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

In the early 1860s, there was a sudden increase in access to credit for ryots in the Deccan villages. Which among the following was the reason for this?

Consider the following pairs with respect to leaders of Swadeshi Movement in different regions:

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

With reference to the cellular jail in Andaman, consider the following statements:

1. The idea of establishing the jail initiated during the revolt of 1857.

2. Revolutionaries involved in Lahore Conspiracy Case and Chittagong Armoury Raid case were imprisoned here.

3. V. D. Savarkar was imprisoned here in connection with his revolutionary activities abroad.

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

Consider the following statements regarding the 'equality before law' concept introduced by the British in 19th century in India:

1. It meant a Shudra and a Brahmin were awarded equal punishment for the same crime.

2. It also meant Europeans and Indians were equal in the eyes of the laws that are enforced over British India.

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

What was the 'Saranjami system' in medieval India?