INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following was the most important contributions of early nationalists in 19th century India?

Consider the following pairs: 

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?

Free trade with Britain led to de- industrialisation of India due to which of the following reasons?

1. Free trade was only one sided as indian goods were charged heavy levies in Britain.

2. Indian hand made goods were at disadvantage in competing with machine based British goods.

3. Indian goods were never popular in western market and Indian weavers had thrived only on Indian market.

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In which of the Governor General’s tenure following developments took place?

1. Woods Despatch

2. First Railway Line

3. First Telegraph Line

4. Widows Remarriage Act

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

Assertion:--Slave-sultans-were-also-called-Ilbari-Turks.

Reason:--Ilbari-in-Arabic-means-‘Owned’.

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

Which one of the following was the most important consequence of the ancient Indian Feudal system?

Consider the following statements about Local Self Government.

1. It was a transferred subject under the Government of India Act, 1919.

2. Simon Commission suggested giving more autonomy to local governments.

3. The Government of India Act, 1935 gave further impetus to the development of local institutions.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. The All India Harijan Sangh was founded by Dr. B R Ambedkar.

2. Arya Samaj philosophy and teaching was against the caste system.

3. The aim of Satyashodhak Samaj was to spread education amongst women and lower caste people.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

Which of the following characteristics about the “Subsidiary Alliance” system is/are correct?

1. Permanent stationing of a British force within the allying state’s territory

2. Posting of a British Resident at the state’s court

3. Internal affairs of the state remained largely unaffected.

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A ‘perpetual and general alliance’ 'Treaty of Bassein' was signed between the Peshwa and the English. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about it?

1. The Treaty helped the Peshwa to get a foothold over Poona after the defeat from the Holkars in 1802.

2. After signing the Treaty the Britishers got the opportunity to interfere in the administrative affairs in case of Peshwa's death without any natural heir.

3. The Treaty provided the expulsion of all Europeans from the service except the English.

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