INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

With reference to the medieval history of India, Rashtra, Visaya and Bhukti were units of administration of which of the following?

Which of the following is/are not a feature of Government of India Act 1935?

1. Provincial autonomy

2. Dyarchy at Centre

3. Direct elections for Federal Assembly and indirect elections for council of state.

4. Concurrent list on which provinces and centre both can legislate.

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(D) 

With reference to India in the 18th century, what does the term 'Misls' refer to?

Which of the following factors led to the split of Arya Samaj in 1893?

1. Consumption of Meat vs. Vegetarianism

2. Anglicised vs. Sanskrit based education

3. Under-age marriage

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Consider the following statements about the Maratha state:

1. Maratha state was a confederacy where power was shared among the sardars or chiefs.

2. Maratha system of saranjam was similar to the jagir of Mughals.

3. The Maratha state suffered from the absence of a strong centre.

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

Match the following Battles which the British fought (List I) with their opponents (List II).

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With regard to Warren Hastings, consider the following statements:

1. He facilitated the establishment of Ryotwari System in Madras.

2. He believed in the policy of Orientalism as a means of governance of the natives.

3. The defeat of British in the Second Anglo-Mysore War was a reason for his impeachment in England.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the reign of Firuz shah Tughlaq is/are correct?

1. He banned inhuman punishments such as cutting of hands,feet etc

2. He setup Department of Public works and dug a number of canals

3. He was the first ruler who took steps to have Hindu religious works translated from Sanskrit to Persian, so that Hindu practices and ideas could be understood better.

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The term 'Thillana' is related to which of the following?