INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to Civil Disobedience Movement consider the following pairs:

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

Which of the following was/were the cause(s) of failure of the revolt of 1857?

1. Kashmir and Nepal helped in suppressing the revolt.

2. It was mainly feudal in character.

3. Lack of coordination in the uprisings in different parts of India.

4. For the British, major wars outside India concluded by 1856.

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

Which among the following statements is incorrectly stated?

Consider the following pairs:

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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 regarding "Subsidiary Alliance":

1. Lord Wellesley invented the "Subsidiary Alliance" system.

2. Its aim was also to save the Company's Empire from Napoleon.

3. Internal affairs of the state coming under the system, were largely unaffected.

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

Which among the following were part of Jinnah's fourteen demands?

1. Separation of Sindh from Bombay

2. Separate electrorates for muslims

3. Federal constitution with residual power to provinces.

4. One -third muslim representation in the Central legislature.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Who among the following Mughal emperors was a connoisseur of painting?

Who among the following was/were President(s) of Indian National Congress during the freedom struggle?

1. Annie Besant

2. Sarojini Naidu

3. Kadambini Ganguly

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements:

1.  The battle of Saragarhi was fought by Sikh soldiers against Afridi and Orakzai tribals. 

2. Saragarhi was the communication tower between Fort Lockhart and Fort Gulistan.

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