INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Given-below-are-two-statements,-one-labelled-as-Assertion-(A)-and-the-other-labelled-as-Reason-(R):

Assertion:--Slave-sultans-were-also-called-Ilbari-Turks.

Reason:--Ilbari-in-Arabic-means-‘Owned’.

In-the-context-of-the-above-two-statements,-which-one-of-the-following-is-correct?

. Identify the Mughal king

1. Ascended the throne with the help of Sayyid brothers.

2. He executed Banda Bahadur.

3. He himself was murdered by the Sayyid brothers with Maratha help in 1719.

In the context of statements given above choose the correct option :

Consider the following statements about Opium Commission 1893:

1. A royal commission was issued to inquire into the results of using opium in India under Lord Elgin.

2. The result of Opium use in India is much less harmful than it was supposed.

3. Opium is not associated to any disease and it is widely used as a remedy in Malaria and Fever.

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

With reference to the role of women in Indian National Movement and reforms related to them, which of the statements given below is not correct?

Consider the followings about ‘Somnath Temple’ :

1. It was large structure of Red Sandstone and one among Dvadasha Jyotirlingas.

2. It was destroyed by Arab armies of Junayad in 725 AD.

3. Nagabhatta II is rebuilt the Somnath Temple in 815 AD.

4. It was again destroyed in 1024 by Mahamud of Ghazni.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs: 

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

“Mansabdars” in Mughal period were- 

With reference to the Ramakrishna Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It believed in the cult of bhakti and yoga.

2. It advocated the doctrine of service of all beings.

3. It recognised the utility of image for the worship of God.

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

On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi gave some specific instructions to different groups of people. With reference to these instructions, consider following statements:

1. He asked the government servants to resign.

2. He asked the soldiers to leave their posts.

3. He asked the princes of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their own people.

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

The Mansabdari system was introduced by Akbar. What did 'Mansab' of an officer imply in the system?

1. Salary of the officer

2. Land granted to the Officer

3. Number of soldiers maintained by the officer

Select the correct answer using the codes below.