INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements with respect to Gandhi-Irwin Pact 1931 :

1. As a result of this pact, the Civil Disobedience movement was suspended by Gandhi.

2. In this pact Gandhi agreed to participate in Third Round Table conference.

3. Government agreed to give right to make salt in coastal villages for sale and personal consumption.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Jorwe culture is located in Pakistan

2. Chalcolithic people were generally not acquainted with burnt bricks

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Nandas, first Shudra Dynasty, the rulers of Magadha were patrons of which of the followings?

“A semi religious sect having influence in the northern districts of Bengal, one of its famous leaders 'Tipu' was motivated by the religious and political motives and took up the cause of the tenanats against the oppression of the Zamindars. The insurgents extended their activities to Garo hills”. Which of the following uprisings associated with the above passage?

During the British period, the term 'imperial preference' was applied to which of the following?

Consider the following pairs of Medieval Indian state and their present region

Which of the given above pairs is/are incorrectly matched:

The historical works of which two historians of the Delhi Sultanate have the same “Tarikh-i-Firozshahi” as their title?

1. Amir Khusrau

2. Ziauddin Barani

3. Shams-i-Siraj Afif

4. Minhaj-us-Siraj

Select the answer from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements about East India Company:

1. In line with prevailing mercantilist ideas, the company was allowed to carry bullion out of Britain to finance its trade.

2. It was established to combat Dutch competition in trade with the East.

3. The company was allowed monopoly of all trade of England with the East.

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

Which among the following are the features of the ‘Gagging Act, 1878’?

1. Discrimination between English and Vernacular press

2. No right to appeal

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

The “chain of justice” is associated with which of the following Mughal Emperors?