INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Regarding the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, all the statements given below are correct except :

Consider the following statements regarding Indian Council Act of 1909 :

1. A new province consisting of Bihar and Orissa was created.

2. Muslims and Christians were provided separate electorate.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The seven years’ war in Europe was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic war.

2. The Second Carnatic Wars were due to spill over of Austrian War of succession in Europe.

3. The third Carnatic war ended French threat to British in India.

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

Consider the followings with respect to the era of Balban:

1. The empire was completely free from robbery and dacoities

2. To emphasise that the nobles were equal to the king, he abolished the ceremonies of sijada and paibos

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

With reference to the condition of agriculture prevailing during British Rule, consider the following statements:

1. Realizing the major source of revenue from agriculture, British administration prioritized irrigation development and public works department.

2. Inorganic fertilizers and organic manure were widely used.

3. British economic policies lead to subdivision and fragmentation of land.

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

Which of the following changes was/were introduced by the Montagu - Chelmsford Reforms?

1. The reserved subjects in the provinces were to be controlled by the ministers responsible to legislature.

2. Bicameral legislature was introduced at the centre.

3. The Governor General and his executive council were made answerable to the legislature.

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

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?

Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement because

1. It was difficult to continue a mass movement for a longer time.

2. Gandhi felt that the masses had not fully understood the method of non-violence.

3. The government showed reluctance to have a negotiation with the Congress.

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

Which of the following was/were the reasons for the ruins of Indian Handicraft industry under British rule?

1. Disappearance of princes, chieftains, and zamindars as their patrons.

2. Levy of discriminatory tariffs against British goods in India.

3. Promotion of Railways

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following provision(s) was/were a part of the ‘June 3rd plan’?

1. A boundary commission was to be set up.

2. Princely states were made free to join either India or Pakistan.

3. A referendum was to be conducted in the Sylhet region of Assam.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: