INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Indian-Councils-Act-of-1861-is-an-important-landmark-in-the-constitutional-and-political-history-of-India,-because:

1. It marked the starting of strict centralization of governance in India.

2. Representative institutions were first time introduced by this act.

3. It empowered the Viceroy to issue ordinances without the concurrence of the legislative council during an emergency.

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

Consider the following statements with respect to Lord Curzon's tenure in British India:

1. Official Secrets Act was passed to curb freedom of press during his tenure.

2. Section 124 A was added in Indian Penal Code during his tenure which made sedition a criminal offence.

3. Calcutta Corporation Act was passed during his tenure which aimed at curbing Indian industries and increase in import of British Manufactured goods in India.

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

The Quit India Movement was started after the failure of which of the following?

Consider the following statements:

1. Jyotiba Phule founded the Sarvajanik Sabha.

2. Jyotiba Phule believed that education of the masses would promote the process of nation making.

3. Jyotiba Phule also moved in the Trade Union Movement.

4. Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, a trade union activist, was prominent colleague of Jotibha.

Which among of the following statements are correct?

Consider the following pairs

1. Vikrama Samvat Era: 58 A.D

2. Saka Samvat Era: 78 A.D

3. Gupta Era: 319 A.D

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs about Jain Classification of all living beings:

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements :

1. Mandu is a historical fort-town in the Junagadh region of Gujarat.

2. It served as the seat of the Hindu rulers Paramaras as well as capital of Hoshang Shah during the medieval period.

3. It is the site of stuff of popular legend of Baz Bahadar-Rani Rupmati romance and their musical and poetical achievements.

4. Hoshang Shah’s Mausoleum in Mandu is the first tomb in India made fully of white marble.

Which of the above statement is not correct?

Consider the following statements concerning early Medieval India. Which one of these statements is not correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Indian Civil Liberties Union was formed to mobilize public opinion against the encroachments on civil liberties.

2. National Planning Committee was set up to draw up a development plan for free India under the chairmanship of Subhas Chandra Bose.

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

The Congress ministers resigned in the seven provinces in 1939 because :