INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

How many Mughal provinces were there under Akbar and Aurangazeb respectively?

Which of the following were the consequences of the revolt of 1857?

1. The British Crown assumed the direct responsibility of the country and the rule of East India Company was dissolved.

2. The era of annexations of princely states ended.

3. The title of Governor-General was done away with and the Crown’s representative came to be known as the Viceroy.

4. India was made to bear the entire financial burden of the outbreak and suppression of the revolt.

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Consider the following statements with regard to Haider Ali:

1. He introduced the mughal administrative and revenue system.

2. He introduced new system of coinage and new scales of weights and measures in Mysore.

3. He established a modern arsenel in Dindigal with the help of french experts.

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

Which among the following were the reasons for the restrictions on Indian immigration into Canada in 1908 which lead to Komagata Maru incident?

1. Resentment of Native American labourers against Indian labourers who offered competition.

2. Apprehension of British officials that familiarity of Indians with Whites was not good for British prestige.

3. British were apprehensive that Indians would come under influence of socialist ideas.

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Regarding Rajagopalachari formula, consider the following statements

1. The main objective of the Rajagopalachari formula was to solve the constitutional crisis that occurred due to the failure of the Cripps Mission.

2. The proposals of the Rajagopalachari formula were shadowed by the two-nation theory of Muslim League.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs 

Which of the pairs given above are not correctly matched?

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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The song 'Bande Mataram' became widely popular for the first time during which of the following movements?

Consider the followings about ‘Mahamud Ghaznavi’

1. His first conflict in India was with Ananda pala.

2. His only territorial acquisition in India was the Sindh (1021).

3. Firdausi wrote a satire about the Sultan in the Shahnama.

4. Tabaquat-i-Nasiri describes his attacks on Indian Temples.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Rashtrakutas

1. The kingdom was founded by Dantidurga,who fixed his capital at Pratisthan

2. They patronized Shaivism and Vaishnavism, and persecuted followers of Jainism

3. Parantaka- I defeated the rashtrakuda king Krishna III and setup a pillar of victory to commemorate the occasion.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are not correct?