INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements with regard to young revolutionaries of 1920s:

1. Chandra Shekhar Azad was critical of socialist ideas.

2. The Hindustan Republican Association was formed to organise an armed revolution.

3. Bhagat Singh wanted to use the legislative assembly as a forum for debate and discussion.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Which of the following statement(s) about Acharya J. B. Kriplan is/are correct?

1. He was a partisan socialist.

2. He held the presidency of INC during the turbulent period of 1947.

3. He was the supporter of Gandhian Philosophy.

Select the correct statement using the codes given below.

Who started Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha or Religious Reform Association?

Consider the following statements about East India Company:

1. In line with prevailing mercantilist ideas, the company was allowed to carry bullion out of Britain to finance its trade.

2. It was established to combat Dutch competition in trade with the East.

3. The company was allowed monopoly of all trade of England with the East.

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

With reference to the Indian society in the 18th century, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Although the Indian agriculture during the 18th century was technically backward, the peasants committed miracles of production.

2. India exported more than it imported since it was on the whole, self- sufficient.

3. The internal trade in general suffered due to constant warfare, foreign invasions and rise of autonomous provincial rulers.

4. Although there was no uniformity of culture across India yet Hindus and Muslims did not form two distinct societies.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following Navagrahas is sculptured as the rio-anthropomorphic snake deity ?

With reference to Tana Bhagat movement (1912-14), consider the following statements:

1. It was a tribal movement which emerged among the Mundas and Oraons of Chottanagpur region of Bihar.

2. It was characterized by a large scale incorporation of Hindu practices into its ideology.

3. It gradually got linked with the freedom struggle as the tribals were followers of Gandhian ideology.

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

Which of the following statements are correct about British policies in 19th Century.

1. The Summary Settlement Act 1956 divested power to summarily decide the collection of revenue to the middlemen.

2. Lord Dalhousie introduced General Service Enlistment Act under which the sepoys could be compelled to serve abroad.

3. The Religious Disabilities Act 1856 had done away with the previous ban on Christian converts to from Hinduism in inheriting property.

4. The Charter Act of 1813 allowed missionaries to enter India and carry on with their mission.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Regarding the reforms in Land Revenue during the colonial period, consider the following statements

1. Through the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars of Bengal were recognized as the owners of land if they paid the revenue.

2. Ryotwari settlement was introduced in Assam also.

3. The Mahalwari Settlement brought a class of middlemen between the government and the village community.

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

With Reference to the Cripps Mission of 1942, which of the following statements are correct?

1. It proposed a single Indian Union

2. It offered a Dominion status to India

3. It setup an ad hoc Constitutional assembly

4. It mentioned about the creation of Pakistan

Select the correct answer using the code given below.