INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:

1. It was founded by Jawahar Lal Nehru and Subash Chandra Bose.

2. It emerged as a rival political organisation to Indian National Congress.

3. It offered conditional help for the British war efforts during Second world war.

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

Consider the following statements about the “Doctrine of lapse” implemented by Lord Dalhousie.Which of the following statement(s) is/arecorrect?

1. Dalhousie made use of 'Doctrine of Lapse' for the first time in India as a part of Britisher's annexation policy.

2. After the death of a ruler, the adopted heir could not rule the state without prior British approval.

3. Satara was the first Indian state to be annexed under the doctrine.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion(A): Tippu Sultan planted a Tree of Liberty at Manglore.

Reason(R): He became a member of Jacobian club after French Revolution.

In the context of the above two statements,which one of the following is correct?

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Assertion (A): Swarajists wanted to end the boycott of legislative councils after the arrest of Gandhi in 1922.

Reason (R): They believed that this neglect is leading to the loss of constructive work and revolutionary zeal.

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Which one of the following statements is correct about ‘Satnami movement’ of central India?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements :

1. Puranas speak of four yugas/epochs.

2. They deal with eternal cosmic seasonal changes.

3. They are Krita Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga and Kali Yuga.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Sepoys of 1857 revolt turned to aristocrats and feudal chiefs for leadership because :

“Lilawati” was a medieval work on Mathematics written by which among the following?

With reference to 28 months of Congress Rule in provinces (in late 1930s) consider the following statements :

1. Agrarian structure was drastically changed by abolishing Zamindari in some provinces.

2. Administrative work by Indians weakened the myth that Indians were not fit to rule.

3. Congress ministries resigned in 1939 because they were facing various hurdles in passing legislation and implementing them.

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