INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements :

1. Mandu is a historical fort-town in the Junagadh region of Gujarat.

2. It served as the seat of the Hindu rulers Paramaras as well as capital of Hoshang Shah during the medieval period.

3. It is the site of stuff of popular legend of Baz Bahadar-Rani Rupmati romance and their musical and poetical achievements.

4. Hoshang Shah’s Mausoleum in Mandu is the first tomb in India made fully of white marble.

Which of the above statement is not correct?

What was the aim of British colonism in India in 19th century?

Who among the following built the city of Agra?

Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

Consider the following statements with regard to Dharsana Satyagraha:

1. It aimed to oppose the salt tax.

2. It was lead by Sarojini Naidu.

3. It was launched during the civil disobedience movement.

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

The West European States and Merchants began to search for new and safer sea routes to India and Spice Islands of Indonesia in 15th century because of

1. Turkish control of trading routes

2. Monopoly of merchants of Venice and Genoa over trade between Europe and Asia.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

About the reign of which of the following rulers of Delhi Sultanate does Historian Barani exclaim, “The permanence of prices in the grain market was a wonder of the age”.?

Which of the following was the famous Indian work translated in to Arabic as “Khalila wa Dimna”?

With reference to political associations before the Indian National Congress, which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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(B) 

(C)

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With reference to the Mughal ruler Farrukhsiyar, consider the following statements:

1. He came to power with the help of Sayyid brothers.

2. He defeated and executed the Sikh leader Banda Bahadur.

3. He granted the 'golden farman' to the East India company for duty-free trading rights in Bengal .

Which of the statements given above are correct?