INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements regarding "Subsidiary Alliance":

1. Lord Wellesley invented the "Subsidiary Alliance" system.

2. Its aim was also to save the Company's Empire from Napoleon.

3. Internal affairs of the state coming under the system, were largely unaffected.

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

Consider the following statements:

1.Prakrit was the court language of Mauryans.

2.Sanskrit was the court language of Guptas.

Which of the statements given above are correctly matched?

Consider the followings about ‘Allaudin Khilji’

1. Declared himself as Sikandar-i- Sani (Alexander the Second)

2. He made ‘Iqta System’ in administration hereditary.

3. Introduced Market Reforms

4. Built Alai Darwaza, Siri Fort, Zamat e khana mosque.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. The Shramana tradition, based on the principle of Ahimsa, was an essential component of the ancient Vedic religion.

2. The Ajivika School believes in the doctrine of absolute determinism arguing there is no free will.

Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

In 1901, a famine Commission under the presidency of Sir Anthony MacDonnell was appointed. Which of the following was/were the commission’s recommendations?

1. Opening of agricultural banks.

2. Appointment of Famine commissioner in affected provinces.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

“Bijanti” government is compared to the Chola’s for-

The Maratha power suffered from certain basic weaknesses which lead to its downfall. Which of the following is not among the weaknesses?

Consider the following statements with regard to Revolutionary nationalists in early 20th century:

1. Revolutionary nationalism grew as an aftermath of decline of the Swadeshi movement.

2. They tried to bring revolution through mass mobilisation.

3. Revolutionary nationalists were not only inspired by the events in the global world but also established their centres abroad.

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

Consider the following statements concerning feudalism in India.

1. There was no serfdom in the feudal society of India

2. The peasantry was in a dominant position in relation to the samantas.

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

The Chishti saint, in whose honour ‘Urs’ is held in Ajmer every year, was