INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements about evolution of civil services in British India:

1. Lord Warren Hastings is known as the 'Father of Civil Service' in India.

2. Lord Wellesley established the College of Fort William at Calcutta.

3. The Charter Act of 1853, decreed that all the recruits to the Civil Service were to be selected through a competitive examination.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs

        Text                             Translators

A. Atharva veda                Ibrahim Sarhindi

B. Babarnamah                 Abur Rahim Khana

C. Leelavati                         Faizi

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

Which of the following is/are the causes of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?

1. Attacks from Nadir Shah, the Marathas and the British East India Company

2. The religious and political intolerance imposed upon Sikhs, Rajputs and Marathas

3. War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Which Pallava ruler was contemporary of Sankaracharya?

Which of the followings are incorrect ?

1. Ramprasad Bismil was accused in Second Lahore Conspiracy Case

2. Surya Sen was accused in Chittagaon Case

3. Bhagat Singh was accused in Kakori Conspiracy Case

4.Chandrashekhar Azad was accused in Delhi Bomb Case 

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

Which among the following most appropriately describes the term Dikus?

Consider the following statements with regard to Revolutionary nationalists in early 20th century:

1. Revolutionary nationalism grew as an aftermath of decline of the Swadeshi movement.

2. They tried to bring revolution through mass mobilisation.

3. Revolutionary nationalists were not only inspired by the events in the global world but also established their centres abroad.

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

The Indian capitalist class preferred constitutional form of struggle to mass civil disobedience because,

1. the mass civil disobedience in a long run, could be a threat for capitalist class itself.

2. being at infant stage, Indian capitalist class was not so powerful to take up mass movement.

3. mass civil disobedience hampered their day to day business.

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

Which of the following acts was /were associated with Pabna revolt?

1. Rent Act of 1859

2. Bengal Tenancy Act of 1885

3. Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following pairs:

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