INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements with regard to Raja Sawai Jai Singh:

1. He founded the city of Jaipur.

2. He tried to enforce law to reduce lavish expenditure in Rajput weddings.

3. He translated Euclids Elements of Geometry into Sanskrit.

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

Consider the following statements regarding changes introduced by lord Cornwallis in Civil Services :

1. He raised the salaries of civil servants to reduce corruption.

2. He made a rule that promotion in civil services would be based on seniority.

3. He enforced the rules against private trade and acceptance of bribes by officials.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who among the following built the city of Agra?

Consider the following statements.

1. Virakal or hero-stone was a special feature in the Peninsular ancient history.

2. Single memorial stones (a warrior or a warrior with his horse) and memorial stones in clusters were both prevalent in Peninsular India.

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

Consider the following pairs with respect to leaders of Swadeshi Movement in different regions:

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Which of the following statements is not correct concerning Sher Shah?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?

How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangazeb respectively?

Identify the correct pair of kings and their Tombs

Which of the following newspapers was/were launched by Annie Besant?

1. New India

2. Young India

3. Commonweal

Select the correct answer using the code given below.