INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to modern India, who were 'dadani' merchants?

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of Swadeshi movement?

Regarding Dadabhai Naoroji’s Drain of Wealth theory, the main constituents of Home charges were which of the following?

1. Dividend to the shareholders of the East India Company

2. Interest on Public Debt rose abroad

3. Civil and Military charges

4. Store purchased in England

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Which of the following was/were correct about ideological positioning of Hindustan Republican Association?

1. Advocated privatisation of railways

2. Nationalisation of steel, ship building industries

3. Strengthening of labour and peasant unions

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Consider the following statements:

1. Silver made its earliest appearance in India before any other place in the world.

2. Earliest punched marked coins were in silver from Kharagpur and Monghyr.

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

With reference to the development of Press in India during British Rule. Consider the following statements:

1. Metcalfe Act removed the requirement of licenses before starting the Press.

2. Vernacular Press Act gave power of seizure of press equipment to District Magistrate but an appeal could be made to a Court of law against the decision of District Magistrate.

3. Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. The Shramana tradition, based on the principle of Ahimsa, was an essential component of the ancient Vedic religion.

2. The Ajivika School believes in the doctrine of absolute determinism arguing there is no free will.

Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

Which among the following is/are correct about the "Factories" setup by East India Company in India?

1. These were centres of manufacturing activity.

2. These were fortified areas within which warehouse and offices were located.

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Which of the following activities were associated with Swadeshi Movement?

1. Use of traditional festivals and melas for nationalism

2. Emphasis on 'Atmasakti' or self reliance

3. Boycott of foreign goods

4. Use of samitis or corps of volunteers

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the outcome of Gandhi- Irwin Pact?

1. The Government conceded the right to make salt for personal consumption.

2. Congress suspended Civil Disobedience Movement.

3. Congress agreed to participate in 3rd round table conference.

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