INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Morley-Minto reforms?

1. In Provincial Councils non-official majority was introduced.

2. Muslims were given representation in Councils in proportion to their population strength.

3. Voting rights were given to women.

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Which among the following is not a committee/commission on education?

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?

Consider the following pairs: Capital : Kingdom

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

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

1. In his book Anandmath, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee popularised the idea of mother India.

2. Vasudev Balwant Phadke mobilized the bonded labourers to fight against zamindars and the British.

3. Ghadar leader Lala Hardayal sought the support of German governmet to gain freedom from the British.

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Which of the statement(s) given below is/are correct regarding Raja Rammohan Roy?

1. He protested against the founding of Sanskrit College in Calcutta.

2. He believed in the rationality of Vedanta philosophy.

3. He founded Atmiya Sabha to campaign against idolatry and caste rigidities.

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Which among the following leaders was/ were associated with Swarajya Party?

1. C. R. Das

2. Motilal Nehru

3. Vithalbhai Patel

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Which one of the following statements is correct about ‘Satnami movement’ of central India?