INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

R.C. Dutt identified three phases of British exploitation of India.Which of the following statements is/are correct about this?

1. In the phases which coincides with Industrial revolution in England, the East India Company enjoyed monopoly of trade with India.

2. The cotton industry was plundered mainly in Mercantile phase.

3. The export imports firms boomed in the Finance-Imperialism phase.

4. The Railway was developed in the Finance-Imperialism phase.

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With reference to the role of women in Indian National Movement and reforms related to them, which of the statements given below is not correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

1. The act was brought to suppress the press during the famine of 1876-77.

2. The act was directed towards both English and non-English Indian Newspapers.

3. The act was repealed by Lord Curzon.

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Which of the following is/are correct regarding the building of railways in India?

1. It led to promotion of Indian rural artisan industries

2. It was mainly funded by Indian investors

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What was the aim of British colonism in India in 19th century?

Which of the following factors was/were responsible for tribal uprising during the british rule?

1. British introduced a new system of land revenue and taxation.

2. Influx of Christian missionaries into the tribal areas.

3. British introduced moneylenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen among the tribals.

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Consider the following statements regarding activities of Indians abroad during freedom struggle:

1. Some leaders of freedom struggle went abroad because they wanted to publish revolutionary literature.

2. Some revolutionaries went abroad to gather arms to fight against British rule in India.

3. Annie Besant started Indian Home Rule Society in London.

Which of statements given above are correct?

With reference to Tribal uprisings during the british rule, consider the following statements:

1. The tribal revolts were often led by religious and charismatic leaders promising divine intervention.

2. Tribals indiscriminately attacked the outsiders Indians or British.

3. They often used violence and armed resistance as method of protest.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Among the following who was the proponent of the ‘Bhakti Cult’ from West Bengal?

With reference to modern India, the 'Black hole tragedy' in 1750s in Bengal, refers to what?