INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Who among the following Chola rulers sent an embassy of 72 merchants to China in 1077 ?

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 regarding the socio-religious reform movements of early 19th century is/are correct?

1. The movements were mostly spearheaded by the members from the upper castes.

2. The reformers relied on legislation for imposing reforms.

3. These movements created social consciousness at the grass-root level.

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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 with reference to Indian National Army (INA)?

1. The idea for the creation of INA was first conceived by Subhash Chandra Bose.

2. The head quarter of INA was at Tokyo.

3. Rani Jhansi regiment was an all women regiment under INA.

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

Consider the following pairs

     Painter                             King

1. Abdul Samad                Humayun

2. Ustad Mansur               Jahangir

3. Daswant                        Akbar

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to Keshub Chandra Sen, consider the following statements:

1. He brought in an element of radicalism in the Brahmo Samaj.

2. He was instrumental in popularising the movement outside Bengal.

3. He established Sadharan Brahmo Samaj after getting dismissed from Brahmo Samaj.

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

Which of the following newspapers was/were launched by Annie Besant?

1. New India

2. Young India

3. Commonweal

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In the South Indian medieval history, there is a lot more known and recorded about Cholas than their predecessor.

Which of the following reasons is most appropriately attributed to it?

Which of the following pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

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