INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Rajput society in Medieval India?

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-

Which among the following was/were the reasons for the decline of the revolutionary nationalist movement during 1930s?

1. Lack of social base among the masses.

2. Repression by British government.

3. Lack of a central leadership.

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Consider the following statements with respect to Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1931 :

1. As a result of this pact, the Civil Disobedience movement was suspended by Gandhi.

2. In this pact Gandhi agreed to participate in Third Round Table conference.

3. Government agreed to give right to make salt in coastal villages for sale and personal consumption.

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

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.

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The Quit India Movement was started after the failure of which of the following?

Consider the following statements about ‘The Rashtrakutas’

1. They encouraged Arabs of Sindh.

2. They encouraged Hinduism but not Digambara Jainism

3. Their capital was at Manyakheta

4. The king Amonghavarsha I himself authored a part of Kavirajamarga, the earliest known Kannada poem.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who among the following Chola rulers sent an embassy of 72 merchants to China in 1077 ?

Consider the following statements regarding Champaran Satyagraha.

1. It was here Gandhiji for the first time in India used technique of non-cooperation.

2. It was for the remission of the revenues in wake of drought.

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

Which of the following statements about Aurangazeb is/are correct?

1. He forbade singing and instrumental music in the court

2. The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music were written in his reign.

3. He was proficient in playing Veena

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