INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following was/were the reasons for A.O.Hume being the chief organiser of INC?

1. Leaders of INC did not want to arouse official hostility at such an early stage.

2. The tradition of open opposition to the rulers was not yet firmly followed during that period.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Bahmani Sultanate.

With reference to the Mughal ruler Farrukhsiyar, consider the following statements:

1. He came to power with the help of Sayyid brothers.

2. He defeated and executed the Sikh leader Banda Bahadur.

3. He granted the 'golden farman' to the East India company for duty-free trading rights in Bengal .

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the British Land Revenue policy, consider the following statements:

1. Revenue farming was first introduced in British India by Lord Cornwallis in 1772.

2. Permanent settlement transformed the customary occupancy rights of peasants to tenancy.

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

Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

Who was the Governor-General of India, when Congress was formed?

Regarding Simon Commission’s recommendations, which of the following statement(s) is /are correct?

1. It suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the Centre.

2. It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the provinces.

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With reference to the position of 'Peshwa' in the Maratha kingdom, consider the following statements:

1. It was created as a hereditary position equivalent to modern day prime minister.

2. The peshwa was ranked in order below the Chatrapati or the king.

3. Shivaji was the first peshwa of the Maratha empire.

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

Consider the following about ‘Hinayana & Mahayana’

1. Both adopt one and the same Vinaya (Discipline).

2. Both practice the Four Noble Truths.

3. Those who venerate the bodhisattvas are called the Mahayanists.

4. Those who do not venerate the bodhisattvas are called the Hinayanists.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the Hunter commission (1882-83) is not correct?