INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which proto-historic site has yielded the evidence of threads of raw silk ?

Regarding the reforms in Land Revenue during the colonial period, consider the following statements

1. Through the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars of Bengal were recognized as the owners of land if they paid the revenue.

2. Ryotwari settlement was introduced in Assam also.

3. The Mahalwari Settlement brought a class of middlemen between the government and the village community.

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

Which of the following was/were the reasons for the ruins of Indian Handicraft industry under British rule?

1. Disappearance of princes, chieftains, and zamindars as their patrons.

2. Levy of discriminatory tariffs against British goods in India.

3. Promotion of Railways

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Which of the following sections of masses actively participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement?

1. Students

2. Traders and commercial associations

3. Workers

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

Which of the following pair is not correct?

1. Shore temple : Pallavas 

2. Kailasa temple: Rashtrakutas 

3. Khajuraho temples : Chandellas

Who amongst the following legalised corruption in the land revenue department ?

Which of the following factors led to the split of Arya Samaj in 1893?

1. Consumption of Meat vs. Vegetarianism

2. Anglicised vs. Sanskrit based education

3. Under-age marriage

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With reference to the plan proposed by C Rajagopalachari, consider the following statements:

1. The plan intended to resolve the deadlock between the Congress and the British government

2. The plan was endorsed by Mahatama Gandhi.

3. It provided a plan for partition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the position of 'Peshwa' in the Maratha kingdom, consider the following statements:

1. It was created as a hereditary position equivalent to modern day prime minister.

2. The peshwa was ranked in order below the Chatrapati or the king.

3. Shivaji was the first peshwa of the Maratha empire.

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

Which of the following is/are the causes of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?

1. Attacks from Nadir Shah, the Marathas and the British East India Company

2. The religious and political intolerance imposed upon Sikhs, Rajputs and Marathas

3. War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb

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