INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements.

1. Microliths are associated with Mesolithic age

2. Burzahom - an important Neolithic site - is in Kashmir

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

Which of the following is/are incorrect regarding the British army before 1857?

1. Sepoys refused to fight in Burma because crossing the sea was meant loss of caste.

2. The British Army employed Sepoys from all the castes so that they could maintain large Army & avoid any discrimination.

3. It was considered prestigious to be in the service of the company and Sepoys were happy with emoluments.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which of the following were related to the Non-cooperation Movement?

1. Volunteer Corps

2. Parallel Governments

3. Gandhi - Reading talks

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the followings about ‘Buddhist Scholars’

1. Nagarjuna founded the Madhyamika school of Mahayan Buddhism.

2. Asanga & Vasubandhu were proponents of Yogachara and Abhidhamma Teachings.

3. Buddhaghosuppatti was a work of Buddhaghosa.

4. Dignaga or Dinnaga was founder of Buddhist logic.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Sepoys of 1857 revolt turned to aristocrats and feudal chiefs for leadership because :

The objective of the Cripps Mission was to:

With reference to 28 months of Congress Rule in provinces (in late 1930s) consider the following statements :

1. Agrarian structure was drastically changed by abolishing Zamindari in some provinces.

2. Administrative work by Indians weakened the myth that Indians were not fit to rule.

3. Congress ministries resigned in 1939 because they were facing various hurdles in passing legislation and implementing them.

which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

The historical work, Tarikh-i-Sher Shahi is belonged to which of the following writer:

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Pabna movement?

1. The main cause of the movement was the oppression of the peasantry by the zamindars.

2. The peasants organised no rent unions.

3. The main form of struggle was that of legal resistance.

4. It lead to the enactment of Bengal Tenancy Act 1885.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

The moderates submitted their grievances/demands in the form of petitions before the British Government. Which of the following was not one of these early demands?