INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

"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?

‘Shore Committee’ was introduced for which of the following purpose?

"They did not have much faith in the masses. All the divisions in the Indian society first had to be united into a nation, before they could enter into politics. They were criticized as a 'microscopic minority' only representing the upper class educated intelligentsia" In the statement 'They' refer to which of the following?

Which of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the followings about ‘Humayunnama’:

1. Gulbadan Begum wrote Humayunnama

2. It is important in understanding gender relations in medieval India.

3. Begam witnessed the reign of the three Mughal emperors: Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir

4. Her interest was people and not events

Which of the statements given above are correct?

The Non-cooperation movement's programme included which of the following?

1. Boycott of legislative councils

2. Boycott of official titles and honours.

3. Boycott of foreign cloth

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With reference to the Indian Civil Services (ICS) under the British rule, consider the following statements:

1. Cornwallis set up a college at Fort William to train the civil servants.

2. Satyendra Prasad Sinha was the first Indian to qualify the ICS.

3. Aitchison Commission recommended holding simultaneous examinations in India and England to allow more Indians into the civil services posts.

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

The Achaemenian rulers of Iran expanded into the politically disunited North West India and the contact lasted for about 200 years.

Which of the following were Iranian influences on Indian culture?

1. Kharosthi script

2. Punch marked coins

3. Ashoka’s bell shaped capitals

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The Congress ministers resigned in the seven provinces in 1939 because :

Which of the following statements regarding Macaulay's Minute on Education is/are correct?

1. It became a blueprint for introduction of English education in India.

2. It favored the Anglicists view point on medium of instruction of education.

3. It promoted the idea of downward filtration theory of education in India.

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