INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the cellular jail in Andaman, consider the following statements:

1. The idea of establishing the jail initiated during the revolt of 1857.

2. Revolutionaries involved in Lahore Conspiracy Case and Chittagong Armoury Raid case were imprisoned here.

3. V. D. Savarkar was imprisoned here in connection with his revolutionary activities abroad.

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

Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?

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(B) 

(C) 

(D) 

• Governor Simao de Melo lost Ormuz to the British.

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion(A):In Mughal period, agriculture production was slow increase or near stagnation.

Reason(R): There is sufficient evidence to show gradual expansion.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

The moderates submitted their grievances/demands in the form of petitions before the British Government. Which of the following was not one of these early demands?

Which of the following statements about the Rowlatt Act are correct?

Which of the following were the reasons that led to decline of Swadeshi movement?

1. Arrest and deportation of major leaders.

2. Split in Indian National Congress

3. Repression by the government

4. Annulment of partition of Bengal

Select the correct answer using code given below.

Consider the following statements regarding Khilafat movement:

1. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

2. It brought urban muslims into the fold of national movement.

3. The movement was supported by the newspapers- Comrade and Al Hilal.

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

Which of the following reforms were undertaken by Warren Hastings?

1. Setting up of Dual system of government in Bengal.

2. Setting up of a Supreme Court at Calcutta.

3. Incorporation of Indians in higher positions of administration to further stengthen the foreign rule.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

Who made the following statement? “Every pearl in the royal crown is but the crystallized drops of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant” .

The main difference of opinion between the 'Swarajists' and the 'no changers' during the national movement was over which of the following?