INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the provisions of the Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It provided for a Dominion Status to India.

2. Princely states were not to be represented in the Constituent Assembly.

3. Provincial Assemblies were to elect their representatives to the Constituent Assembly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding communal award 1932:

1. It has declared Sikhs, Christians and depressed classes as minorities and provided provision of separate electorate for them.

2. Gandhi has taken fast unto death in protest against communal award.

3. Poona Pact which was signed between B.R. Ambedkar and Gandhi, provided that provision for separate electorate for depressed classed was to be removed.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the policy of carrot and stick used by the British?

1. It was a policy of repression followed by conciliation and further suppression.

2. It was used to create a split between the moderates and extremists in the Congress.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which among the following provides an edge to the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) over the Non-cooperation Movement?

1. Participation of Muslims

2. Absence of communal clashes

3. Participation of laborers

4. Responses from the business groups

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

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?

Consider the following statements regarding Satyagraha Sabha:

1. It was formed to protest Rowlatt Act.

2. Members of Home Rule Leagues also joined Satyagraha sabha.

3. It led to first mass strike of freedom struggle.

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

Which among the following organizations were not started by Raja Rammohan Roy?

1. Atmiya Sabha

2. Brahma Sabha

3. Hindu College

4. Tatvabodhini Sabha

Select the correct answer using codes given below:

Consider the following statements about the Regulating Act of 1773.

1. It paved the way for the establishment of a Supreme Court in Calcutta.

2. It had given the British Government effective and decisive control over the company.

3. The Act had resolve the conflict between the company and its opponents in England.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The seven years’ war in Europe was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic war.

2. The Second Carnatic Wars were due to spill over of Austrian War of succession in Europe.

3. The third Carnatic war ended French threat to British in India.

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

The Amara-nayaka system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire. The Amara- nayakas were-