INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following plans with regard to transfer of power during British rule:

1. Wavell Plan

2. Mountbatten plan

3. Cabinet Mission Plan

Arrange the above plans in correct chronological order.

Consider the following pairs: Capital : Kingdom

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Regarding the reforms in Land Revenue during the colonial period, consider the following statements

1. Through the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars of Bengal were recognized as the owners of land if they paid the revenue.

2. Ryotwari settlement was introduced in Assam also.

3. The Mahalwari Settlement brought a class of middlemen between the government and the village community.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Bankim Chandra felt that the ideas of western civilization could be applied to India.

2. Leaders like Dayanand and Vivekanand derived their inspiration from the European texts.

3. Economic nationalism, cultural nationalism and religious nationalism all followed different paths to arrive at the same end.

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

With reference to the contribution of 19th century nationalist in the freedom struggle of India, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. A.C.Dutt called British Colonialism as "White man's Burden".

2. Sachidanand Sinha made "the drain" as the major theme of his book The Economic History Of India's

Select the correct answer using code given below.

Who among the following medieval writers visited India along with Mahmud of Ghazni?

The following are the rulers of the slave dynasty

1. Ghiyasuddin Balban

2. Iltutmish

3. Qutbuddin Aibak

4. Nasiruddin Mahmud

What is the correct order in which these sultans ruled over India?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Mohammed bin Tughlaq was the first sultan in the sultanate to pay soldiers in cash.

2. Alauddin Khilji was the first monarch in the sultanate to insist on collection of land revenue based on measurement, in the doab.

Select the correct answer using the codes below:

Who led the Mughal forces in the Battle of Haldighati against Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar?

Which of the following is not correct with respect to causes of the revolt of 1857?