INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Pitt's India Act, 1784?

1. It led to formation of Board of Control to guide and control the work of Court of Directors.

2. It subordinated the Bombay and Madras Presidency to Bengal in questions of war, diplomacy and revenue.

3. Company retained its monopoly over trade in China but lost its monopoly over trade in India except for tea.

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Lord Wellesley's expansion policy was discontinued by East India Company for which of the following reasons?

1. Expansion through war was costly and was reducing the profit of company.

2. Napoleon emerged as a major threat in Europe at that time.

3. The Company decided to reward the loyalty of the princely states.

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Which of the following statements is/are true?

1. Akbar built an efficient flotilla of war boats, which he used in his western campaign

2. The strong navy which developed under Akbar’s reign, degraded due to indifference shown by later Mughal rulers.

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Q. Consider the following statements with respect to ancient Central Asian Conquerors.

1. Kushan kings called themselves “Sons of god”.

2. The Kushan empire was divided into numerous Strategos

3. The military governors appointed by the Greeks were called as Satrapies.

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

Which among the following is not an Indian organisation founded on a foreign soil?

Which of the following statements is correct in context of Eka Movement?

Gandhiji formed the Passive Resistance Association in South Africa to campaign against?

With reference to Dadabhai Naroji who was hailed as “The Grand Old Man of India”, consider the following statements:

1. He put forward the “Drain Theory” to explain the economic exploitation of India by British.

2. He founded ‘British India Society’ to advance the interests of fellow Indians.

3. He demanded for ‘Self-government’ in India like the other self-governing British colonies.

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

Which among the following is not correctly matched?

Which of the following organised the ‘Pledge movement' ?