INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following were the grievances of the orthodox Indians against british rule?

1. Protection and encouragement given to the Christian missionaries by the British government.

2. Resentment against the social reforms and humanitarian measures introduced by the British government.

3. British policy of taxing lands belonging to temples, mosques and charitable institutions.

4. Neglect of the Indian culture by the Britishers.

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What was the purpose of the formation of Peel Commission after the revolt of 1857?

Given-below-are-two-statements,-one-labelled-as-Assertion-(A)-and-the-other-labelled-as-Reason-(R):

Assertion:--Slave-sultans-were-also-called-Ilbari-Turks.

Reason:--Ilbari-in-Arabic-means-‘Owned’.

In-the-context-of-the-above-two-statements,-which-one-of-the-following-is-correct?

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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Consider the following statements with regard to young revolutionaries of 1920s:

1. Chandra Shekhar Azad was critical of socialist ideas.

2. The Hindustan Republican Association was formed to organise an armed revolution.

3. Bhagat Singh wanted to use the legislative assembly as a forum for debate and discussion.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Who was the Governor-General of India, when Congress was formed?

With reference to political associations before the Indian National Congress, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 

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(A) 

(B) 

(C)

(D) 

Which of the following reasons is/are responsible for the defeat of the Marathas in the Anglo-Maratha wars?

1. They were unable to conquer new territory.

2. They lack mutual understanding among their chiefs.

3. They failed to estimate correctly the political and diplomatic strength of the British.

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Which among the following was known as the Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting journalism in Marathi language with the first newspaper in the language named 'Darpan' in the early days of British Rule in India?

Which of the following was/were correct about ideological positioning of Hindustan Republican Association?

1. Advocated privatisation of railways

2. Nationalisation of steel, ship building industries

3. Strengthening of labour and peasant unions

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