INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following didn’t occur during Lord Dufferin’s period?

1. Third Anglo Burmese war that led to annexation of Upper Burma.

2. Tenancy acts were passed in some provinces.

3. Congress took birth in 1885.

4. Dadabhai Naoroji initiated establishment of East India Association, at London.

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Consider the following statements concerning Delhi Sultanate government. Which of them is not correct?

What was the main purpose behind the formation of the National Social Conference during the freedom struggle?

Consider the following events.

1. Destroyal of chera navy at Trivandrum

2. Conquest of Maldive islands

3. Completion of conquest of srilanka

4. Gangetic expedition

Which of the above occurred during the reign of Raja raja-I ?

Which of the following newspapers was/were launched by Annie Besant?

1. New India

2. Young India

3. Commonweal

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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

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With reference to the plague in Poona in 1897, consider the following statements:

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak supported the measures taken by the government to control the plague.

2. Resentment against official plague measures resulted in assassination of Rand and Lt. Ayerst by the Chapekar brothers.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. The issue of untouchability assumed a truly national dimension after Gandhi offered unqualified support to the Vaikom Satyagraha.

2. The Resolution on Fundamental Rights adopted by the Congress at its Karachi session had contained the right to equality.

3. The weekly Harijan founded by Mahatma Gandhi was not able to reach to masses as it was published in English only.

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

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Akbar setup a translation department, which undertook translation of Mahabharata, Atharva veda and ramayana

2. Akbar legalized Widow marriage and prohibitted sati

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Consider the followings about ‘Mohammad bin Tuglaq’ :

1. Well versed in astronomy, mathematics, medicine.

2. His visionary schemes failed as they were ill-planned and badly executed.

Which of the statements given above are correct?