INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statement regarding The East India Company-

1. The East India Company was formed by the group of merchants.

2. The British government owned no shares in it.

3. Before East India Company established trade in India ,John Mildenhall, a merchant adventurer was the first English man who arrived in India in 1599 for the purpose of trade.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are not correct?

Which of the following was part of the resolution passed by Congress in Karachi session on National Economic program and Fundamental Rights?

1. Neutrality of the state in regard to all religions.

2. State ownership or control of key industries, mines and means of transport.

3. Free and compulsory primary education.

4. Protection of “The culture, language and script of the minorities and of different linguistic areas.

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The Swadeshi movement failed to attract Muslim peasantry on a wider scale because of?

1. Divide and rule policy of British which divided Bengal on communal lines.

2. The use of traditional popular customs, festivals and institutions for mobilizing the masses.

3. Promise of abolition of zamindari system by British in East Bengal.

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Identify the Delhi Sultante king

1. His real name was Nizam Khan.

2. He was a poet himself with pen-name of Gulrukhi.

3. He repaired Qutab Minar.

In the context of statements given above choose the correct option :

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

Assertion:--In-Mughal-period,-peasents-hold-land-ownership-rights.

Reason:--In-Mughal-period,-zamindars-and-jagirdars-hold-rights-over-land-revenue.

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

Consider the following pairs:

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

Which of the following Navagrahas is sculptured as the rio-anthropomorphic snake deity ?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Deoband movement?

1. It urged its followers to accept services under the British government.

2. It opposed the formation of the Indian National Congress.

3. It supported the Aligarh movement.

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In the context of ancient Indian history, the term 'bhojaka' refers to -

Which of the following factors was/were responsible for tribal uprising during the british rule?

1. British introduced a new system of land revenue and taxation.

2. Influx of Christian missionaries into the tribal areas.

3. British introduced moneylenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen among the tribals.

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