INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements :

1. The birth of Buddha is celebrated as Vesaka.

2. Rummindei pillar of Asoka is put up to mark Buddha’s Birth.

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

The British rule in India had led to drain of wealth of India.Which of the following statements are true about this?

1. 'Home Charges' included pension of British Indian officers.

2. The 'Council Bills' were exchanged in rupees in India.

3. The 'Council Bills' were issued by the Governor General of India/Viceroy of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Consider the following statements about the 1765 Treaty of Allahabad –

1. The company gained supreme control over the Nizamat of Bengali.

2. The company secured Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, Orissa.

3. The Nawab of Awadh was made to pay a war indemnity.

4. The districts of Kora and Allahabad were taken away from Shah Alam-II.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following sections of masses actively participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement?

1. Students

2. Traders and commercial associations

3. Workers

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Bindusara patronized Ajivika sect.

2. The original draft of “Indica” written by Megasthenes is one of the major sources of information about Mauryan Empire.

3. The Jaina work that talks about the conversion of Chandragupta Maurya to Jainism is “Parisistaparvan”

4. The “Akshapataladhyaksha” of the Mauryan state was the Superintendent of Mines.

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

Consider the following statements regarding changes introduced by lord Cornwallis in Civil Services :

1. He raised the salaries of civil servants to reduce corruption.

2. He made a rule that promotion in civil services would be based on seniority.

3. He enforced the rules against private trade and acceptance of bribes by officials.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Khilafat movement:

1. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

2. It brought urban muslims into the fold of national movement.

3. The movement was supported by the newspapers- Comrade and Al Hilal.

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

Sepoys of 1857 revolt turned to aristocrats and feudal chiefs for leadership because :

With reference to ‘The Indian League’, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. It was founded with the aim of serving as a bridge between government and the people.

2. It was superseded by Indian Association of Calcutta led by Surendra Nath Banerjee

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements in the context of Mountbatten Plan-

1. Immediate transfer of power on the basis of grant of dominion status with a right to secession.

2. Redcliffe Boundary Plan was declared by Mountbatten and was made public before the partition.

3. According to 3rd June Plan, date of freedom was fixed on August 15, 1947 and until the time of framing of new constitution, the new dominions and the provinces thereof were to be governed by the Government of India Act 1935.

4. Accession of Hyderabad to Pakistan was ruled out by Mountbatten.

Which of the above statements are correct?