INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which among the following is not a committee/commission on education?

Consider the following statements

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the Mauryan king, committed Sallekhana.

2. Indra IV, the Rashtrakuta king, committed Sallekhana.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Siri Fort was built by Feroz Tughlaq

2. The city of Jaunpur was built Sikandar Lodi

3. Qutb Minar is so-named since it was built by Qutbuddin Aibak

4. Alai Darwaza built by Alauddin Khilji served as an entrance door to Qutb Minar

Which among the above statement is correct-

Consider the following statements.

1. Arab Merchant Sulaiman, who visited India in the middle of the ninth century, has written an account of Rashtrakutas.

2. Dharmapala of the Pala dynasty was the founder of the famous Vikramasila University.

3. Manyakhet was the capital of the Palas of Bengal

4. The first Kannada book on poetics was written by Amoghavarsha, the Rashtrakuta ruler.

Which of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Lahore Session of congress in 1929?

1. Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) was declared as Congress objective.

2. The Congress announced the launching of a civil disobedience movement.

3. 26 January 1930 was fixed as first Republic Day.

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

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Who was the Delhi sultan to impose jizya even on the Brahmins?

Which of the following fuelled the revolt against the company rule in 18th century?

1. The rack-renting by Zamindars and Poligars rose to unsustainable levels

2. Rampant corruption was prevalent at the lower levels of police, judiciary and general administration.

3. Scholarly and priestly classes incited hatred and rebellion against the foreign rule.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

With reference to the Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Movement, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. The movement was started in 1927 in Maharashtra to allow the untouchables to use water in a public tank

2. The leader of the movement was Sree Narayana Guru

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to Subsidiary Alliance during the company's rule, consider the following statements:

1. Under the system the ruler of Indian state was compelled to accept permanent stationing of a British force.

2. Under this system, British promised not to interfere in the internal affairs of the state.

3. Indian states were not allowed to employ any European without the approval of British.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?