INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2020 - 21
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1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Mauryan Empire.
- Slavery was largely absent in Mauryan Empire.
- Mauryan government had equal control over all the regions of its empire.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
CorrectSolution: d)
Slaves were employed in commercial activities. Mauryan government didn’t have equal control over all the regions of its empire, few regions were directly controlled under the Mauryan administration, while others were under the local kings, who accepted the over lordship of Mauryans.
IncorrectSolution: d)
Slaves were employed in commercial activities. Mauryan government didn’t have equal control over all the regions of its empire, few regions were directly controlled under the Mauryan administration, while others were under the local kings, who accepted the over lordship of Mauryans.
- Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Match List-I (Terms in Sangam Age) with List-II (Their meanings)
List-I List-II
- Enadi 1. The lowest class
- Paraiyar 2. The Ruling class
- Arasar 3. Rich peasants
- Vellala 4. Agricultural Labourers
5. Captains of the army
Select the correct answer code:
A B C D
CorrectSolution: a)
IncorrectSolution: a)
- Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Curzon brought in the Indian Universities Act which
CorrectSolution: c)
Curzon took a serious view of the fall in the standard of education and discipline in the educational institutions.
In his view the universities had degenerated into factories for producing political revolutionaries.
To set the educational system in order, he instituted in 1902, a Universities Commission to go into the entire question of university education in the country.
On the basis of the findings and recommendations of the Commission, Curzon brought in the Indian Universities Act of 1904, which brought all the universities in India under the control of the government.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Curzon took a serious view of the fall in the standard of education and discipline in the educational institutions.
In his view the universities had degenerated into factories for producing political revolutionaries.
To set the educational system in order, he instituted in 1902, a Universities Commission to go into the entire question of university education in the country.
On the basis of the findings and recommendations of the Commission, Curzon brought in the Indian Universities Act of 1904, which brought all the universities in India under the control of the government.
- Question 4 of 5
4. Question
By the time Gandhiji arrived in India
- He had already forged of technique of Satyagraha in South Africa
- Indian National Congress (INC) was already established in India
- The first Swadeshi movement had already been waged
Select the correct answer code:
CorrectSolution: d)
It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as satyagraha.
The India that Mahatma Gandhi came back to in 1915 was rather different from the one that he had left in 1893. Although still a colony of the British, it was far more active in a political sense.
The Indian National Congress now 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.
IncorrectSolution: d)
It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi first forged the distinctive techniques of non-violent protest known as satyagraha.
The India that Mahatma Gandhi came back to in 1915 was rather different from the one that he had left in 1893. Although still a colony of the British, it was far more active in a political sense.
The Indian National Congress now 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.
- Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Ahmadabad Mill Strike 1918 led by Gandhiji was based on the issue of
CorrectSolution: c)
Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918)— First Hunger Strike:
In March 1918, Gandhi intervened in a dispute between cotton mill owners of Ahmedabad and the workers over the issue of discontinuation of the plague bonus.
Gandhi asked the workers to go on a strike and demand a 35 per cent increase in wages. Gandhi advised the workers to remain non-violent while on strike. He himself undertook a fast unto death (his first) to strengthen the workers’ resolve. The result was that the strike was successful and the workers got a 35% wage increase.
IncorrectSolution: c)
Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918)— First Hunger Strike:
In March 1918, Gandhi intervened in a dispute between cotton mill owners of Ahmedabad and the workers over the issue of discontinuation of the plague bonus.
Gandhi asked the workers to go on a strike and demand a 35 per cent increase in wages. Gandhi advised the workers to remain non-violent while on strike. He himself undertook a fast unto death (his first) to strengthen the workers’ resolve. The result was that the strike was successful and the workers got a 35% wage increase.