INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements regarding consequences of Battle of Plassey:

1. Mir Qasim was made Nawab of Bengal by the British.

2. British East India Company was granted undisputed right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

3. Company received zamidari rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

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

With reference to Lord Wellesley, consider the following statements:

1. He was the first European governor general to use the system of subsidiary alliance in India.

2. He concluded the Treaty of Salbai with the Marathas.

3. He reformed the administration and introduced the civil services.

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

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

With reference to the Queen Victoria's Proclamation, 1858, consider the following statements:

1. It declared against further extension of British territorial possessions in India.

2. It provided for entry of Indians in the civil services.

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

Which among the following happened during Lytton's time?

1. Grand Delhi Durbar

2. Vernacular Press Act

3. Indian Universities Act

4. Official Secrets Act

5. Arms Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to Simon Commission, consider the following statements:

1. The provision of this kind of Commission was part of the 1919 reforms.

2. The haste in appointment of such commission was due to internal politics of England.

3. It only consisted of the members of British Parliament and absence of any Indian was a main reason of its opposition.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following were related to the Non-cooperation Movement?

1. Volunteer Corps

2. Parallel Governments

3. Gandhi - Reading talks

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements regarding the nationalist movement in India during 1858 to 1905.

1. The early nationalist movement was mainly to safeguard the interest of the social groups which joined it.

2. They were not able to expose the exploitative character of colonial rule.

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

The first Indian ruler to organize Haj Pilgrimage at the expense of the state was :

Which among the following was/were the reasons for the decline of Mughal empire?

1. Wars of succession to throne

2. Weaknesses in Mughal military system

3. Recurrent peasant revolts

Select the correct answer using the code given below.