INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements regarding consequences of Battle of Plassey:

1. Mir Qasim was made Nawab of Bengal by the British.

2. British East India Company was granted undisputed right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

3. Company received zamidari rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

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

What was the main reason behind the the Bardoli Satyagrah in 1928?

In the context of the history of freedom struggle of India, the term 'Safety Valve' implies what?

Who was the Delhi sultan to impose jizya even on the Brahmins?

Mahatma Gandhi initiated a movement for Khadi as a relief to masses in Indian villages. According to Gandhi’s philosophy and ideology Khadi symbolizes?

1. Purity

2. Simplicity

3. Self-reliance and self-government

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Which of the following is not correct?

Match the following: Description : Field

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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?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Which of the chronological order for the construction of the following is correct?

1. Jagannath temple of Puri

2. Meenakshi temple

3. Mahabalipuram temples

4. Qutab Minar

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