INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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

Which act was passed on the recommendation of the ‘Raleigh commission’?

The extremist leaders of Indian National Congress supported the government in World War-I because?

Sepoys of 1857 revolt turned to aristocrats and feudal chiefs for leadership because :

With regard to the ideas promoted by the Theosophical movement in India during the later half of 19th century, consider the following statements:

1. Its main aim was to spread Christianity in India.

2. It promoted the idea of Universal Brotherhood.

3. It rejected the hindu beliefs in re- incarnation and karma.

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

With reference to Civil Disobedience Movement consider the following pairs:

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

Consider the following statements in the context of INA agitation:

1. Mass pressure against the trial of INA Prisoner of wars, sometimes described as an edge of a volcano, brought about a decisive shift in Government’s Policy.

2. Defense of INA Prisoners in the Court was organized by Kailash Nath Katju and Asaf Ali among others.

3. Muslim League, RSS and Unionist Party also among others supported INA cause.

4. INA Day was celebrated on 12, December 1945.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Arab Merchant Sulaiman, who visited India in the middle of the ninth century, has written an account of Rashtrakutas.

2. Dharmapala of the Pala dynasty was the founder of the famous Vikramasila University.

3. Manyakhet was the capital of the Palas of Bengal

4. The first Kannada book on poetics was written by Amoghavarsha, the Rashtrakuta ruler.

Which of the above statements are correct?

With reference nationalist critique of 19th century colonial India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Foreign capital investment was seen as a tool for political subjugation.

2. Modern technology and capitalist enterprise were seen as colonial measures to exploit the poor.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

With reference to Mughal rule, what does the term Jizyah refers to?