INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the followings about ‘Sufi Sect’.

1. It was originated and developed in Islam

2. They never opposed Jizya (Tax imposed on non-believers) levied on Hindus in Islamic India though secularists.

3. Most popular Sufis were Rabia, Hallaj, Ghazali.

4. Muslims of India prominently follow Chistiya, Naqshbandiya, Qadiriya and Suharabardiya

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Maratha state:

1. Maratha state was a confederacy where power was shared among the sardars or chiefs.

2. Maratha system of saranjam was similar to the jagir of Mughals.

3. The Maratha state suffered from the absence of a strong centre.

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

With reference to the vernacular press act 1878, consider the following statements:

1. It was applicable to all the newspapers in India.

2. It allowed the government to confiscate the printing press on the suspicion that it was indulging in seditious publication.

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

With reference to the provisions of the Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It provided for a Dominion Status to India.

2. Princely states were not to be represented in the Constituent Assembly.

3. Provincial Assemblies were to elect their representatives to the Constituent Assembly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following organisations:

1. Abhinav Bharat

2. Anushilan Samiti

3. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)

Which of the above mentioned organisations was/ were engaged in assassination of oppressive officials?

The British rule in India had led to drain of wealth of India.Which of the following statements are true about this?

1. 'Home Charges' included pension of British Indian officers.

2. The 'Council Bills' were exchanged in rupees in India.

3. The 'Council Bills' were issued by the Governor General of India/Viceroy of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

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

Consider the following pairs: 

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched ?

Consider the following statements regarding C R formula:

1. It is to solve the political deadlock between the All India Muslim League and Indian National Congress on independence of India from the British.

2. It has a tacit acceptance of the League’s demand for Pakistan, so that League to cooperate with Congress in forming a provisional government at centre.

3. It devised a proposal for the Congress to offer the League the Muslim Pakistan based on plebiscite of all the people in the regions where Muslims made a majority.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman in about 150 A.D. was one of the earliest specimens of chaste Sanskrit.

2. “Mahavastu” was a religious treatise on Hinayana Buddhism

3. Roman emperor Trajan received an embassy from India in 28 A.D.

4. Glass-making industry had received a great boost in India during the Post-Mauryan period.

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