INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The famous ‘Cunningham Circular’ relates to which event?

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?

Consider the following statements with regard to Raja Sawai Jai Singh:

1. He founded the city of Jaipur.

2. He tried to enforce law to reduce lavish expenditure in Rajput weddings.

3. He translated Euclids Elements of Geometry into Sanskrit.

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

Consider the following statements about princely states in India:

1. The British policy of Subsidiary Alliance involved the posting of British Residents and Political Agents to princely states who often constrained the internal autonomy of the princes.

2. The Doctrine of Lapse was one of the contributory factors to the revolt of 1857.

Which of the statement(s) 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?

With reference to the views of the Swarajist section of the Congress, consider the following statements:

1. They advocated participation of Congress in the legislature.

2. They were opposed to the idea of mass struggle to attain independence.

3. Jawahar Lal Nehru supported the ideas of the Swarajists.

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

Who among the following Sultans declared himself as a lieutenant of Caliph?

Which of the following statements is correct ?

Consider the following:

1. Vinaya Pitaka regulates monastic life and the daily affairs of monks and nuns according to rules attributed to the Buddha.

2. Sutta Pitaka pleads for protection of cattle, declaring them to be givers of Annada(food), Vannada (Beauty) and Sukhada(happiness)

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

Consider the following statements regarding Khilafat movement:

1. It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.

2. It brought urban muslims into the fold of national movement.

3. The movement was supported by the newspapers- Comrade and Al Hilal.

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