INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In 1901, a famine Commission under the presidency of Sir Anthony MacDonnell was appointed. Which of the following was/were the commission’s recommendations?

1. Opening of agricultural banks.

2. Appointment of Famine commissioner in affected provinces.

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In which of the following Gandhian movement, an internal intelligence wing was setup to secure intelligence about government moves and to shadow own errant members?

Which of the following reflects the influence of socialist ideas on Congress?

1. Resolution on Fundamental Rights passed by Karachi Session.

2. Formation of National Planning Committee in 1938.

3. Election manifesto of the Congress in 1936.

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With reference to rebellions against British, consider the following statements:

1. There was no major armed rebellion before 1857.

2. The scholarly and priestly class often incited the rebellion against the British rule.

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

Which among the following is not correctly matched?

Which of the following objectives led British to wage wars with Afghanisthan?

1. To serve as a base for Central Asia in their quest for territorial expansion.

2. To check French military influence.

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In the later half of 19th century, British Committee of the Indian National Congress was set up in London which published a weekly 'India' with an objective to:

Identify the correct pair of kings and their Tombs

Free trade with Britain led to de- industrialisation of India due to which of the following reasons?

1. Free trade was only one sided as indian goods were charged heavy levies in Britain.

2. Indian hand made goods were at disadvantage in competing with machine based British goods.

3. Indian goods were never popular in western market and Indian weavers had thrived only on Indian market.

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Which of the following was/were the consequences of the acceptance of Policy of Subsidiary Alliance by an Indian state?

1. Indian State lost its right of maintaining diplomatic relations with other states.

2. Deterioration of economy of Indian states under subsidiary alliance.

3. Disbandment of state's army and increase in unemployment.

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