INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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”.?

Consider the following statements about Badruddin Tyabji:

1. He was the founder member of the Bombay Presidency Association.

2. He was the first Muslim who presided the annual session of congress.

3. He was associated with Muslim league.

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

With reference to the plan proposed by C Rajagopalachari, consider the following statements:

1. The plan intended to resolve the deadlock between the Congress and the British government

2. The plan was endorsed by Mahatama Gandhi.

3. It provided a plan for partition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. Ashoka’s inscriptions were generally composed in Pali and written in Aramaic script, with the exception of north western part of India.

2. Ashoka’s Kandahar Inscription speaks of the success of his policy with the hunters and fishermen, who gave up killing animals and possibly took to a settled agricultural life.

3. The motive behind Ashoka’s war with Kalinga was commercial

4. Ashoka disbanded and downsized major sections of his army immediately after the Kalinga war.

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

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding land revenue policy of British?

1. Land revenue policies made the land saleable, mortgageable and alienable.

2. Land revenue was periodically revised in ryotwari areas but fixed in Mahalwari System.

3. Areas covered by Mahalwari system included North Western Provinces and parts of Punjab.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements :

1. The Maratha ruler Shivaji's court poet was from Uttar Pradesh called Bhushan.

2. Later, Bhushan became one among Astapradhans.

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

Consider the following pairs

1. Vikrama Samvat Era: 58 A.D

2. Saka Samvat Era: 78 A.D

3. Gupta Era: 319 A.D

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The term 'Nastaliq' is associated with which of the following?

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

With reference to the vernacular press act 1878, consider the following statements:

1. It was applicable to all the newspapers in India.

2. It allowed the government to confiscate the printing press on the suspicion that it was indulging in seditious publication.

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