INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the Ramakrishna Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It believed in the cult of bhakti and yoga.

2. It advocated the doctrine of service of all beings.

3. It recognised the utility of image for the worship of God.

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

With reference to the first session of Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. It was held at Calcutta in 1885.

2. It was presided over by W C Bonnerjee.

3. Surendranath Banerjee did not attend the session due to the simultaneous session of the Indian National Conference.

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

Consider the following pairs: 

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

With reference to the English East India company, consider the following statements:

1. It was established as a joint stock company by a royal charter.

2. It was given monopoly of all trade from England to the East.

3. It established first factory in India at Surat.

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

The term 'Thillana' is related to which of the following?

Consider the following statement in the context of Gandhi’s Harijan campaign-

1. Gandhi set up All India Anti-Untouchability League in September 1932, when he was released from Jail.

2. A weekly Harijan was started by him to boost his anti-untouchability campaign.

3. Throughout his campaign he was welcomed by every section by the Hindu Society.

4. The Government defeated the Temple Entry Bill in 1934.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Which of the following was the objective of the Desai-Liaqat pact?

Consider the following statements regarding Champaran Satyagraha-

1. Gandhi arrived in Champaran 1917 with a team of eminent lawyers: Brajkishore Prasad, Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Acharya kripalani.

2. Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started, but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in Anti Rowlatt agitation.

3. It was first Civil Disobedience launched by Gandhiji.

4. During this agitation, Gandhi was addressed by the people as Bapu (Father) and Mahatma (Great Soul).

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which among the following provides an edge to the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) over the Non-cooperation Movement?

1. Participation of Muslims

2. Absence of communal clashes

3. Participation of laborers

4. Responses from the business groups

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which among the following were part of Jinnah's fourteen demands?

1. Separation of Sindh from Bombay

2. Separate electrorates for muslims

3. Federal constitution with residual power to provinces.

4. One -third muslim representation in the Central legislature.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.