INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the infrastructural developments in colonial cities arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Railway from Bombay to Thane

2. Establishment of Tata Iron and Steel Company at Jamshedpur

3. Set up of a Supreme Court in Calcutta

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Consider the following statements about the Maratha state:

1. Maratha state was a confederacy where power was shared among the sardars or chiefs.

2. Maratha system of saranjam was similar to the jagir of Mughals.

3. The Maratha state suffered from the absence of a strong centre.

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

Consider the following statements regarding consequences of Battle of Plassey:

1. Mir Qasim was made Nawab of Bengal by the British.

2. British East India Company was granted undisputed right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

3. Company received zamidari rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

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

The Indian Councils Act of 1861 was significant for:

1. It made a beginning of representative institutions in India by associating Indians with the law-making process.

2. It initiated the process of decentralisation by restoring the legislative powers to the Bombay and Madras Presidencies.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikh Religion.

2. Transformation of Sikhs into a militant, fighting community began under the leadership of Guru Hargobind.

3. Guru Gobind Singh was a contemporary of Aurangzeb and fought against him.

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

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

Who among the following never presided any of the sessions of Indian National Congress?

1. Sarojini Naidu

2. Mahatma Gandhi

3. Lala Lajpat Rai

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With reference to Nadir shah's invasion during Mughal period, consider the following statements:

1. Nadir Shah's invasion and plunder of Delhi paved way for Marathas and foreign trading companies to Delhi.

2. He invaded Delhi during the reign on Muhammad Shah.

3. He carried away the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond and Peacock throne of Shahjahan.

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

Consider the followings about ‘Buddhist Shrines’ :

1. Astamahasthanas are eight great holy places related to Buddhism

2. Angkor Wat built by Suryavarman II and it was first devoted to Vishnu and later to Buddhist.

3. Bamyan caves represented the classic blended style of Mathura art of 6th century

4. Mahabodhi temple and Bodhi tree are located at Bodh Gaya.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Abhinav Bharat, a secret society of revolutionaries, was organised by V. D. Savarkar.

2. Newspapers Sandhya in Bengal and Kal in Maharashtra advocated revolutionary terrorism.

3. Anushilan Samiti was a revolutionary organisation active in Bengal.

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