INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following pairs: 

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

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Assertion (A): The Saiyyid Brothers are referred to as 'King-Makers' in Indian history.

Reason (R): They created and dethroned Maratha Chiefs at their will during the early 18th century.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to various revolts in the southern India against the British rule, consider the following statements:

1. Vellore Mutiny was fuelled by grievances of sepoys such as new rules and customs implemented by the British.

2. Veera Pandya Kattabomman revolted against the British’s forest policy in southern India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The song 'Bande Mataram' became widely popular for the first time during which of the following movements?

Consider the followings about ‘Vikramshila University’

1. Dharmapala, king of Pala dynasty, constructed Vikramshila University.

2. It is one of the Five Mahaviharas.

3. It was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1200 AD.

4. Atisa Dipankara, who is founder of Sarma tradition of Tibetan- Buddhism, was a scholar at Vikramshila University.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Indian national movement, what was 'Abhinav Bharat'?

The impoverishment of the Indian peasantry was a direct result of the transformation of the agrarian structure due to-

1. Colonial economic policies.

2. Ruin of the handicrafts leading to over overcrowding of land.

3. The new land revenue system

4. Colonial administrative and judicial system.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Who were called as the 'responsivists' during the Indian national movement?

Consider the following statements regarding the Sikhism:

1. Guru Nanak advocated Nirgun Bhakti with God having no form or gender.

2. Adi Granth Sahib contains the teaching of only Guru Nanak and Sikh Gurus.

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

Consider the following statements about ‘Bodhisattva’ :

1. Bodhisattva means one who has essence of enlightment.

2. It's a very popular subject in Jain art.

3. Most of the bodhisattvas were celestial in nature.

4. The famous Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara was devoted in Ellora Caves as Padmapani.

Which of the statements given above are correct?