INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following provisions.

1. Complete Independence

2. Separate Electorate

3. Linguistic Provinces

4. Fundamental Rights

5. Complete dissociation of the state from religion.

Which of the above were included in Nehru Report, 1928?

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.

1. Microliths are associated with Mesolithic age

2. Burzahom - an important Neolithic site - is in Kashmir

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

Consider the following statements regarding Khilafat movement:

1. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

2. It brought urban muslims into the fold of national movement.

3. The movement was supported by the newspapers- Comrade and Al Hilal.

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

With reference to the British Education Policy in India, consider the following statements.

1. Lord’s Macaulay’s Minute supported a village education through vernacular languages

2. Woods Despatch was in favour of the Downward Filtration Theory.

3. Sergeant Plan was its objective to create the same level of education as prevailed in England

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

Consider the followings about ‘Kathakali’

1. Kathakali, one of the main forms of classical dance-drama of India.

2. It is based on subject matter from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and stories from Shaiva literature.

3. Traditionally, kathakali is performed exclusively by men and young boys who play the parts of both males and females.

4. Stylized gestures and facial expressions follow the rules of bharata natyam.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the play Neel Darpan, consider the following statements:

1. It highlighted the plight of Santhal tribals.

2. It was written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.

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

In the early 1860s, there was a sudden increase in access to credit for ryots in the Deccan villages. Which among the following was the reason for this?

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Pabna movement?

1. The main cause of the movement was the oppression of the peasantry by the zamindars.

2. The peasants organised no rent unions.

3. The main form of struggle was that of legal resistance.

4. It lead to the enactment of Bengal Tenancy Act 1885.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

The 1907 Surat session of Indian National Congress is significant in the history of the freedom movement, because of which of the following?