INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to Dadabhai Naroji who was hailed as “The Grand Old Man of India”, consider the following statements:

1. He put forward the “Drain Theory” to explain the economic exploitation of India by British.

2. He founded ‘British India Society’ to advance the interests of fellow Indians.

3. He demanded for ‘Self-government’ in India like the other self-governing British colonies.

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

What was the main reason behind the the Bardoli Satyagrah in 1928?

Which of the following reforms were undertaken by Warren Hastings?

1. Setting up of Dual system of government in Bengal.

2. Setting up of a Supreme Court at Calcutta.

3. Incorporation of Indians in higher positions of administration to further stengthen the foreign rule.

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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?

Who among the following medieval rulers was called as a “Zinda Pir” - “a living saint”?

With reference to Indian Councils Act of 1909, consider the following statements:

1. Direct elections were introduced for the first time.

2. The number of Indian members in the Executive Council of Governor General was raised from one to three.

3. The number of elected members in the imperial Legislative Council were increased but not in the provincial legislative councils.

4. It introduced the system of separate electorates under which Muslims could only vote for Muslim candidates in constituencies specially reserved for them.

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

The Ilbert bill controversy of 1883 was related to:

Which among the followings about Young Bengal Movement are correct?

1. Its leader was an Anglo-Indian.

2. Its followers were known as Derozians

3. They took up peasant’s cause along with other social reforms.

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In 1893- Champaner, Bhuvan enters into a wager with British administration to play a cricket match. If he lost the entire village had to pay 3 times the amount of normal taxes and if he won the village would not pay any tax for 3 years. The entire village was drawn into the wager because the land was jointly owned by a collective body of village. Which of the following inferences can be made?

1. Champaner was under Mahalwari system of Land tenure.

2. Champaner was under Ryotwari system of Land tenure.

3. Champaner was most likely to be a village in present day UP, Punjab or Haryana.

4. Champaner was most likely a village in present day Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu.

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Who among the following Sultans was dubbed by the historians as the “ill-starred Idealist”?