INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements with respect to Lord Curzon's tenure in British India:

1. Official Secrets Act was passed to curb freedom of press during his tenure.

2. Section 124 A was added in Indian Penal Code during his tenure which made sedition a criminal offence.

3. Calcutta Corporation Act was passed during his tenure which aimed at curbing Indian industries and increase in import of British Manufactured goods in India.

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

Which one of the following is not the reason for the fall of the Mauryan empire?

The Mughal authorities under Aurangzeb easily pardoned East India company and kept granting them trading concessions because:

1. The Mughal army had grown weaker and was no match for the forces of East India company.

2. They believed foreign trade carried by the company would benefit Indian artisans.

3. English, through their strong naval presence, were capable of ruining Indian trade and shipping.

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The year 1885 marks the beginning of a new epoch in Indian History. Which of the following can be regarded as the cause/s for the growth of Indian Nationalism ?

1. Racialism

2. Administrative Unification of India

3. Influence of European Historical researchers

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Which of the following were the causes that led to the failure of the 1857 revolt?

1. Limited territorial base as Central and western India remained mostly unaffected by the revolt.

2. Lack of coordination between the rebels.

3. Lack of resources of the rebels as compared to the British.

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Congress condemned the Government of India Act, 1935 as "totally disappointing" but still it fought elections in 1937 with the objective of ?

Consider the following statements in the context of Indian Capitalists before independence:

1. The Indian capitalist class grew largely as junior partners of foreign capitalist.

2. The capitalist class on the whole was not tied up in a subservient position with pro-imperialist feudal interests either economically or politically.

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

Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in which of the following country?

Who among the following Chola rulers sent an embassy of 72 merchants to China in 1077 ?

With reference to the efforts during the British rule (1770s-1820s) to promote western education in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act of 1793 granted permission to the Christian missionaries to freely enter India and spread western education.

2. The East India Company never favoured Indian traditional education and always promoted modern Western education.

3. The Charter Act of 1813 provided finances for the promotion of knowledge of the sciences in India.

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