INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Identify the correct pair of kings and their Tombs

Consider the following statements :

1. Harisena’s Brihatkathakosh was a medieval work on travel-writing.

2. The chief Indian port in the Eastern coast of India was Tamralipti.

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

Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar ?

With reference to the socio cultural awakening in India in the 19th century, consider the following statements:

1. It was a result of influence of modern western culture.

2. It was a result of the realization of the weaknesses in Indian social structure and culture.

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

Which among the following organizations were not started by Raja Rammohan Roy?

1. Atmiya Sabha

2. Brahma Sabha

3. Hindu College

4. Tatvabodhini Sabha

Select the correct answer using codes given below:

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?

Consider the following statements

1. Jayadeva was a poet of the 12th century, hailing from today’s Orissa.

2. His Gita Govinda is a work of Sanskrit love poetry and song between Krishna and Radha.

3. The text also elaborates the eight moods, the Ashta Nayika.

4. The first English translation of the Gita Govinda by Sir William Jones in 1792.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With Reference to the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. It was a part of Non-Cooperation Movement

2. The incident was largely peaceful on Gandhian lines

3. Mahatma Gandhi was arrested after this incident happened 

elect the correct answer using the code given below.

With reference to the British Land Revenue policy, consider the following statements:

1. Revenue farming was first introduced in British India by Lord Cornwallis in 1772.

2. Permanent settlement transformed the customary occupancy rights of peasants to tenancy.

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

Which of the following statements are correct about India in the 18th century?

1. Stagnant agriculture

2. Self-sufficient villages

3. Closed economy

Select the correct answer using codes given below.