INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The programme of Non-Cooperation included-

1. Boycott of legislative councils.

2. Renunciation of government honours and titles.

3. The first phase of programme also included mass civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes.

4. Use of Khadi.

5. Congress working committee of 15 members was setup.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which act was passed on the recommendation of the ‘Raleigh commission’?

Which of the following statements are correct about the Anti-Partition Movement of Bengal in the early 20th century India?

1. The Moderates and Extremists were against each other during the course of the movement.

2. Rabindranath Tagore composed 'Amar Sonar Bangla' during this movement, which soon became the theme song of the National Movement.

3. The movement had a communal overtone.

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Consider the following statements with reference to the INA upsurges:

1. Sardar Patel advised the rebel members to continue the agitation till independence.

2. Gandhiji lauded the efforts undertaken by ratings and fully supported their mutiny.

3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted Muslim INA members to surrender before the authority instead of striking.

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

Consider the following statements about the “Doctrine of lapse” implemented by Lord Dalhousie.Which of the following statement(s) is/arecorrect?

1. Dalhousie made use of 'Doctrine of Lapse' for the first time in India as a part of Britisher's annexation policy.

2. After the death of a ruler, the adopted heir could not rule the state without prior British approval.

3. Satara was the first Indian state to be annexed under the doctrine.

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With reference to the Justice Party, consider the following statements:

1. It had its genesis in the Non-Brahmin movement.

2. It introduced free and compulsory education for the first time in Madras.

3. It created Staff Selection Board for the first time in India.

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

Consider the following statements about the Indigo Rebellion of 1860:

1. The decline in economic importance of Indigo as an export item was a contributory factor to the unrest among the peasants.

2. The rebellion was not supported by landlords and was ignored by the pro-landlord Calcutta press.

3. A Bengali play ‘Neel Darpan’ was translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutt to depict the atrocities committed against indigo planters.

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

With reference to the freedom struggle in princely states, which of the following statements are correct?

1. The Nagpur session of the Congress in 1920 requested all the princes to form responsible government.

2. In Lahore session 1929, the Congress demanded that the Princes guarantee fundamental rights to their people.

3. Haripura session of the Congress in 1938 authorized the congressmen to take part in their individual capacity in the freedom struggle going on in the princely states.

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"It declared a deadline of June 30, 1948 for the transfer of power with lapse of obligation of British government on princely states, in essence it was a reversion of the Cripps Offer." The above line describes which of the following?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Qutubuddin Aibek setup an official nobility called Chahalgani.

2. Iltutmish completed the construction of qutub minar which was started by Aibek.

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