INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following recommended equal parity between Europeans and Indians in recruitment to civil services?

He laid the foundation for first railway line connecting Bombay to Thane and undertook many public welfare related works like separate Public Works Department in every province. During his rule, Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was passed. The above description best describes which of the following Governor Generals?

The following are the rulers of the slave dynasty

1. Ghiyasuddin Balban

2. Iltutmish

3. Qutbuddin Aibak

4. Nasiruddin Mahmud

What is the correct order in which these sultans ruled over India?

Consider the following statements :

1. Neel Darpan was a play based on the exploitations of the Indigo farmers.

2. The play ‘Navanna’ by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal.

3. Bharat Mata painting was drawn by Abanindranath Tagore.

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

Which of the following was/were the roles played by the Indian Army during British rule in India?

1. It defended the British Empire from foreign rivals such as Dutch East India company army.

2. It safeguarded the British supremacy from the internal revolts.

3. It was used for extending and defending the British Empire in Africa.

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Consider the following pairs: Newspapers : Associated Personality

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

Consider the following pairs :

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

What were the reasons for starting the Quit India Movement?

1. Failure of the August offer.

2. Rising prices of commodities.

3. Japanese aggression.

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Consider the following statements with reference to Indian National Army (INA)?

1. The idea for the creation of INA was first conceived by Subhash Chandra Bose.

2. The head quarter of INA was at Tokyo.

3. Rani Jhansi regiment was an all women regiment under INA.

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

With reference to the Partition of Bengal consider the following statements. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

1. The official reason given for partition of Bengal was that Bengal has become too big to be administered.

2. After the partition of Bengal, Bengali speaking population was in minority in newly created province of Bengal.

3. The real motive of Partition of Bengal was the British desire to make Bengal a centre of Indian nationalism.

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