INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

With reference to the position of 'Peshwa' in the Maratha kingdom, consider the following statements:

1. It was created as a hereditary position equivalent to modern day prime minister.

2. The peshwa was ranked in order below the Chatrapati or the king.

3. Shivaji was the first peshwa of the Maratha empire.

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

Through the 'Treaty of Lahore', British gained full control over Punjab. Which of the following is/are the reasons for the defeat of Punjab?

1. The Punjab army was very indisciplined.

2. Some important leaders from Punjab turned traitors.

3. Absence of any unity among Hindus, Muslims and Sikh during war time.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which is the first kingdom among Maha Janapadas to use elephants on a large-scale in its wars against neighbours?

Consider the following statemnets :

1. Persian was the language of Mughal intellectual life.

2. Persian had many common features with Tajik.

3. Persian literary heritage has been the most important basis of the cultural unity of Muslim India.

4. Urdu replaced Persian as the court language during later Mughals.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The following lists the battles fought in medieval times and the ruler who got victory in that battle. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

Which of the following statements about the Rowlatt Act are correct?

With reference to the Indian society in the 18th century, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. Although the Indian agriculture during the 18th century was technically backward, the peasants committed miracles of production.

2. India exported more than it imported since it was on the whole, self- sufficient.

3. The internal trade in general suffered due to constant warfare, foreign invasions and rise of autonomous provincial rulers.

4. Although there was no uniformity of culture across India yet Hindus and Muslims did not form two distinct societies.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following was/were correct about ideological positioning of Hindustan Republican Association?

1. Advocated privatisation of railways

2. Nationalisation of steel, ship building industries

3. Strengthening of labour and peasant unions

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Consider the following statements during Gupta Period:

1. Vaishnavism became very popular.

2. The Gods were activated by their unions with the respective consorts.

3. This was the period of evolution of Vajrayanism and the Buddhist tantric cults.

4. Idol worship became a common Feature of Hinduism from Gupta period onwards.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The 1907 Surat session of Indian National Congress is significant in the history of the freedom movement, because of which of the following?