INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In the support of a particular Gandhian movement Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the civil service and was later appointed as the principal of the National College in Calcutta. In the above passage, the movement refers to?

Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Gupta period?

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements:

1. Garbhagriha is made to house the main icon (main deity) which is itself the focus of much ritual attention.

2. Vimana are mountain like spire of a free standing temple.

3. Mandapa is a portico or colonnaded (series of columns placed at regular intervals) hall that incorporate space for a large number of worshippers.

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

Which of the following reforms were undertaken by Warren Hastings?

1. Setting up of Dual system of government in Bengal.

2. Setting up of a Supreme Court at Calcutta.

3. Incorporation of Indians in higher positions of administration to further stengthen the foreign rule.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

With reference to Sangam and Vedic texts, consider the following statements :

1. Both Vedic and Sangam texts are religious in nature.

2. Unlike Vedic texts, Sangam texts do not provide any information on the political and economic life of people

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Congress avoided any involvement in Calcutta upsurge of 1945.

2. The Calcutta upsurge of 1946 was a reaction to seven-year sentence awarded to Indian National Army officer Rashid Ali.

3. Racial discrimination and INA trials were the major causes of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) Mutiny.

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

Consider the following statements in context of Wavell Plan:

1. The Wavell Plan gave the League some kind of veto in the council with decisions opposed to Muslims needing a two-thirds majority for approval.

2. Congress objected the plan as an attempt to reduce the Congress to the status of a purely caste based Hindu party.

3. The Shimla Conference brokedown on the point of demand of the league, that league alone would be representative of Indian Muslims.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

"A toy tiger depicting a tiger mauling a European soldier is kept in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. It belonged to a Kingdom, whose King vehemently opposed the British expansion in India. The King was later defeated in a fierce battle by the British army. After this victory, a British medal depicting, a lion defeating a tiger in battle, was issued". The above paragraph refers to which of the following kings?

"Located in the eastern part of Indian Peninsula. Covering the coastal belt of modern Orissa. Situated between Mahanadi on North and Godavari on the south".

In the context of above statement the geographical location refers to which of the following place?