INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Mohammed bin Tughlaq was the first sultan in the sultanate to pay soldiers in cash.

2. Alauddin Khilji was the first monarch in the sultanate to insist on collection of land revenue based on measurement, in the doab.

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Who made the following statement? “Every pearl in the royal crown is but the crystallized drops of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant” .

Regarding the Tebhaga Movement, consider the following statements.

1. The movement demanded uprooting of the Zamindari system.

2. Floud commission appointed to consider the issue reported against the demand of sharecroppers.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

Cabinet Mission rejected the demand for Pakistan on which of the following grounds?

1. It would not solve the problem of communal minorities.

2. It would be injurious to disintegrate the transportation as also the postal and telegraph system of India.

3. To divide the armed forces of India would entail the gravest dangers.

4. Princely States would find it difficult to join one or other Union.

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The Achaemenian rulers of Iran expanded into the politically disunited North West India and the contact lasted for about 200 years.

Which of the following were Iranian influences on Indian culture?

1. Kharosthi script

2. Punch marked coins

3. Ashoka’s bell shaped capitals

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Which of the following factors is/are responsible for the spread of Nationalism in India in 19th century?

1. Rise of western thought and education

2. Growth of nationalist newspapers

3. Improved transport and communication links

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With reference to British policies in India, what is the term 'Imperial Preferences' related to?

Who among the following was/were associated with the passing of 'Age of Consent' Bill?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

3. R.G. Bhandarkar

4. Behramji Malabari

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Madan Mohan Malviya in his Presidential address at the Lahore Session in 1909 said, ‘Ripon was the greatest and the most loved Viceroy whom India has known’. Which of the following were undertaking by Lord Ripon?

1. He centralized the finance.

2. He repealed the salt tax.

3. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act.

4. Passing of the First Factory Act.

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Which of the following methods were followed during the Swadeshi movement of 1905?

1. Traditional folk theatre forms such as Jatra’s were used to reach to masses.

2. Social work during famines and epidemics.

3. Strikes in Tea plantations of Assam.

4. National schools were setup across the country.

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