INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Pitt's India Act, 1784?

1. It led to formation of Board of Control to guide and control the work of Court of Directors.

2. It subordinated the Bombay and Madras Presidency to Bengal in questions of war, diplomacy and revenue.

3. Company retained its monopoly over trade in China but lost its monopoly over trade in India except for tea.

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Consider the following statements with reference to some of the officials in the Ancient India.

1. Nagara-shreshthi was the Chief Craftsman of the royal court.

2. Sarthavaha was the leader of bonded labourers.

3. Sandhi-vigrahika was a minister of war and peace.

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Consider the following statements :

1. Mahmud of Ghazni attacked Kanauj in the year 1018.

2. “Shahnama” was written in the Persian language.

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

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding land revenue policy of British?

1. Land revenue policies made the land saleable, mortgageable and alienable.

2. Land revenue was periodically revised in ryotwari areas but fixed in Mahalwari System.

3. Areas covered by Mahalwari system included North Western Provinces and parts of Punjab.

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Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar played a pivotal role in the Dalit movement in India. Regarding this, which of the following parties were established by Dr. Ambedkar to address the Dalit cause?

1. Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha

2. Independent Labour Party (ILP)

3. Peasants and Workers Party of India

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Consider the following Pairs:

Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

With reference to rebellions against British, consider the following statements:

1. There was no major armed rebellion before 1857.

2. The scholarly and priestly class often incited the rebellion against the British rule.

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

The earliest evidence of a Jewish community settling in India is provided by a charter of a- 

Which one of the six traditional schools of Hindu Philosophy closely resembles the Jain Philosophy?

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