INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the first session of Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. It was held at Calcutta in 1885.

2. It was presided over by W C Bonnerjee.

3. Surendranath Banerjee did not attend the session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference.

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

Mahatma Gandhi initiated a movement for Khadi as a relief to masses in Indian villages. According to Gandhi’s philosophy and ideology Khadi symbolizes?

1. Purity

2. Simplicity

3. Self-reliance and self-government

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With reference to the Shivaji’s Administration, consider the following statements.

1. Chauth was an annual tax nominally levied on land revenue. 

2. Sardeshmukhi was an additional levy on those lands over which Maratha claimed hereditary rights.

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

Which of the following activities were undertaken during the Quit India movement?

1. Disruption of communication channels.

2. Attacks on government officials and police informers.

3. Use of underground radio to disseminate news.

4. Formation of parallel governments in different parts of the country.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Which of the following pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

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Consider the following pairs :

1. Parantaka Chola I :     Koranganath Temple

2. Raja Raja Chola I:        Brihadeshwara Temple

3. Vijayalaya :                   Vijayalaya Choleshwara Temple

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to Keshub Chandra Sen, consider the following statements:

1. He brought in an element of radicalism in the Brahmo Samaj.

2. He was instrumental in popularising the movement outside Bengal.

3. He established Sadharan Brahmo Samaj after getting dismissed from Brahmo Samaj.

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

Which of the following statements is 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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