INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements in context of Wavell Plan:

1. The Wavell Plan gave the League some kind of veto in the council with decisions opposed to Muslims needing a two-thirds majority for approval.

2. Congress objected the plan as an attempt to reduce the Congress to the status of a purely caste based Hindu party.

3. The Shimla Conference brokedown on the point of demand of the league, that league alone would be representative of Indian Muslims.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Lala Lajpat Rai is associated with which of the following?

1. Agitation against Simon commission

2. Servants of People society

3. Arya Samaj

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Which of the following nationalist leaders were associated with the Indian Association?

1. Surendranath Banerjee

2. Anand Mohan Bose

3. Dwarkanath Ganguli

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The Mansabdari system was introduced by Akbar. What did 'Mansab' of an officer imply in the system?

1. Salary of the officer

2. Land granted to the Officer

3. Number of soldiers maintained by the officer

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Which among the following is not an initial intention of the founder behind formation of ‘Indian National Congress’?

1. To bring together the nationalistic forces.

2. The urge of the politically conscious Indians to set a national body to express the political and economic demands of the Indians.

3. To release the growing discontent of the Indians.

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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 were the features of Indian economy in 18th Century?

1. Stagnant agriculture

2. Self-sufficient villages

3. Closed economy

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With reference to the Public Safety Bill which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly against the passage of the Public Safety Bill.

2. Public Safety Bill was intended to contain the Communists but nationalists were concerned that such a provision would reduce the civil liberties of citizens in general and workers in particular.

3. Swarajists played a significant role in defeating the Public Safety Bill in the legislature.

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Which of the following is/are the outcomes of war between british india and Nepal in 1814 ?

1. Nepal abandoned it's claim on Sikkim areas.

2. The Gurkhas became part of Indian army.

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Which among the following can be attributed to the absence of revolutionary activities during the Non-Cooperation movement?

1. Mahatma Gandhi and C.R. Das pleaded the revolutionaries to suspend their activities.

2. The revolutionaries enthusiastically participated in the Non-Cooperation movement.

3. There was brutal repression on the revolutionaries during the Non-Cooperation movement.

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