INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements

1. Jayadeva was a poet of the 12th century, hailing from today’s Orissa.

2. His Gita Govinda is a work of Sanskrit love poetry and song between Krishna and Radha.

3. The text also elaborates the eight moods, the Ashta Nayika.

4. The first English translation of the Gita Govinda by Sir William Jones in 1792.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following pair is not correct?

1. Shore temple : Pallavas 

2. Kailasa temple: Rashtrakutas 

3. Khajuraho temples : Chandellas

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 Doctrine of Lapse, consider the following statements:

1. It was introduced by Lord Hastings.

2. It allowed British to annex the state if the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir.

3. Avadh was the first state to be annexed under the doctrine.

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

Which is the first kingdom among Maha Janapadas to use elephants on a large-scale in its wars against neighbours?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Mongols under Chenghiz khan invaded India during the reign of Balban

2. The Chenghiz khan’s army plundered the Ganga Yamuna doab and caused huge loss of life and property.

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Why the Lucknow Pact of 1916 is important?

1. This Act reunited the moderates and the extremists.

2. The Congress accepted Muslim League's position on separate electorates.

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With reference to the Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Movement, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. The movement was started in 1927 in Maharashtra to allow the untouchables to use water in a public tank

2. The leader of the movement was Sree Narayana Guru

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Who was ruling the Delhi Sultante when Vijayanagar Empire and Bahamani Empire founded in South India?

The breaking of the salt laws at Dandi on April 5, 1930, marked formal inauguration of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Which of the following statements is/are true about this :-

1. It is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power.

2. East India became the scene of a new kind of no tax campaign - refusal to pay the chowkidari tax.

3. Boycott of law courts by lawyers as well as litigants.

4. Picketing of only those shops which sell foreign goods.

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