Insights Static Quiz -246, 2019
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INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following provisions are related to the Charter Act of 1813?
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Solution: c)
Statement a – Charter Act of 1833.
Statement b and d – Charter Act of 1853.
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Solution: c)
Statement a – Charter Act of 1833.
Statement b and d – Charter Act of 1853.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following statement is correct regarding Hunter Education Commission?
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Solution: d)
Hunter Education Commission (1882-83): Earlier schemes had neglected primary and secondary education. The Hunter Commission mostly confined its recommendations to primary and secondary education. The commission emphasised that state’s special care is required for extension and improvement of primary education, and that primary education should be imparted through vernacular.
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Solution: d)
Hunter Education Commission (1882-83): Earlier schemes had neglected primary and secondary education. The Hunter Commission mostly confined its recommendations to primary and secondary education. The commission emphasised that state’s special care is required for extension and improvement of primary education, and that primary education should be imparted through vernacular.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
By the time Gandhiji arrived in India
- Indian National Congress (INC) was already established in India
- He had already forged a technique of non-violent Satyagraha in South Africa
- The first Swadeshi movement had already been waged
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Solution: d)
It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as Satyagraha.
By the time Gandhiji arrived in India, the Indian National Congress had branches in most major cities and towns. Through the Swadeshi movement of 1905-07 it had greatly broadened its appeal among the middle classes.
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Solution: d)
It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as Satyagraha.
By the time Gandhiji arrived in India, the Indian National Congress had branches in most major cities and towns. Through the Swadeshi movement of 1905-07 it had greatly broadened its appeal among the middle classes.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
The partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon intended to
- Curb Bengali influence
- Divide people on the basis of religion
- Achieve administration convenience
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
The reason behind the partition that was officially announced was that the Bengal province was too large to be administered by a single governor and so it would be partitioned on administrative purpose. The real reason behind the partition was political and not administrative. East Bengal was dominated by the Muslims and West Bengal by the Hindus. Partition was yet another part of the divide and rule policy.
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Solution: b)
The reason behind the partition that was officially announced was that the Bengal province was too large to be administered by a single governor and so it would be partitioned on administrative purpose. The real reason behind the partition was political and not administrative. East Bengal was dominated by the Muslims and West Bengal by the Hindus. Partition was yet another part of the divide and rule policy.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which of the following Indian activist, thinker and social reformer was famously known as Lokhitwadi?
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Solution: c)
Gopal Hari Desmukh, popularly known as “Lokahitwadi”, was a product of the Western learning in India. A great social reformer and rational thinker, “Lokahitwadi” urged the people to be self-reliant and seek Western learning. He advocated humanitarianism and social service as the two driving forces in India.
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Solution: c)
Gopal Hari Desmukh, popularly known as “Lokahitwadi”, was a product of the Western learning in India. A great social reformer and rational thinker, “Lokahitwadi” urged the people to be self-reliant and seek Western learning. He advocated humanitarianism and social service as the two driving forces in India.
