INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following nationalist organisations was/were setup during the swadeshi movement?

1. Bengal National College

2. National Council of Education

3. Bengal Technical Institute

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With reference to the administration of the Nawabs of Bengal before 1757, consider the following statements:

1. The Nawabs did not allow expansion of foreign trade.

2. They established regular thanas and chowkies to provide safety.

3. They gave equal opportunities for employment to Hindus and Muslims.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. Congress avoided any involvement in Calcutta upsurge of 1945.

2. The Calcutta upsurge of 1946 was a reaction to seven-year sentence awarded to Indian National Army officer Rashid Ali.

3. Racial discrimination and INA trials were the major causes of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Mutiny.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. The Shramana tradition, based on the principle of Ahimsa, was an essential component of the ancient Vedic religion.

2. The Ajivika School believes in the doctrine of absolute determinism arguing there is no free will.

Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Subsidiary Alliance System followed by East India Company.

1. Policy of subsidiary alliance was started by Lord Wellesley.

2. Hyderabad and Awadh accepted subsidiary alliance treaty offered by Governor General.

3. By signing Subsidiary Alliance Treaty, Indian ruler lost the right of maintaining diplomatic relations with other states.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The Sur Empire may be considered in many ways as a continuation and culmination of the Delhi Sultanate. Which of the following were some of the reforms introduced by Sher Shah?

1. He repealed the land revenue system to promote a welfare state.

2. He restored the old imperial Grand Trunk Road from the river Indus in the west to Sonargaon in Bengal.

3. Customs duties were abolished on goods to promote trade and commerce.

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What was the 'Saranjami system' in medieval India?

With reference to the Tebhaga struggle consider the following statements:

1. It was started in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

2. It was a struggle between the share- croppers and the jotedars for payment of share of crop.

3. The Floud Commission had made recommendations in the favour of the share-croppers.

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

With reference to participation of women from the north-eastern part of India in Freedom Struggle, consider the following statements:

1. Kanaklata Baruah was a leader in Assam during the Quit India Movement.

2. Rani Gaidinliu demanded resurgence of Zeliangrong religion and Naga self-rule.

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

Which of the following could be the reasons for not initiating an Immediate movement by Gandhiji after the World War-II started?

1. Gandhiji and some other dominant leaders felt that the cause of Allies was just.

2. Gandhiji believed that there is an absence of Hindu-Muslim unity in the country.

3. He felt that masses were not ready for the struggle at that moment.

4. Gandhiji was of the opinion that Congress organization at the time was weak and had been corrupted during their 28 months rule.

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