INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the efforts during the British rule (1770s-1820s) to promote western education in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act of 1793 granted permission to the Christian missionaries to freely enter India and spread western education.

2. The East India Company never favoured Indian traditional education and always promoted modern Western education.

3. The Charter Act of 1813 provided finances for the promotion of knowledge of the sciences in India.

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

"Indian Political leaders succeeded in reaching an agreement with the British government, according to which the idea of separate electorates for the Depressed Classes was abandoned, however the seats reserved for them in the provincial legislatures and the Central Legislature were increased." which of the following agreement discussed in the above line?

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 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.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With regard to the Charter Act of 1853, consider the following statements:

1. The Governor-General of Bengal was made the Governor-General of India.

2. It abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade.

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

With reference to Lord Wellesley, consider the following statements:

1. He was the first European governor general to use the system of subsidiary alliance in India.

2. He concluded the Treaty of Salbai with the Marathas.

3. He reformed the administration and introduced the civil services.

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

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the following pairs :

1. Parantaka Chola I :     Koranganath Temple

2. Raja Raja Chola I:        Brihadeshwara Temple

3. Vijayalaya :                   Vijayalaya Choleshwara Temple

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The Ancient Monuments Act passed in British era made it obligatory on the part of the Government & local authorities to preserve the monuments of archaeological importance and their destruction an offence. Which British Viceroy was responsible for the Act?

Which one of the following pairs is not correct?