INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

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?

Consider the following statements with respect to Alauddin Khalji.

1. Alauddin had made Siri his capital and had built a fort out there “Mainly for administrative convenience”.

2. He organized and introduced a countrywide spy system.

3. He reintroduced the Iqta System abolished by Iltutmish

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following can be attributed to the growth of Communalism at the end of 19th Century?

1. Growth of Militant Nationalism divided society on communal grounds.

2. Economic backwardness of the country also played a role in growth of communalism.

3. High unemployment among the educated led to appeal for reservation based on religion, caste and province to secure larger share in existing limited employment opportunities.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements with respect to annexation of Indian states by East India Company :

1. Lord Dalhousie’s Policy of annexation of Indian States aimed at expansion of British exports in India

2. Policy of annexation of Indian States was stopped after 1857 revolt.

3. Awadh was annexed in 1856 by using Doctrine of Lapse.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following pairs: Capital : Kingdom

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements concerning feudalism in India.

1. There was no serfdom in the feudal society of India

2. The peasantry was in a dominant position in relation to the samantas.

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

Consider the following statements about Medieval Indian period:

1. No evidences of Sati system.

2. No evidences of Jajmani System.

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

Consider the following statements:

1. Silver made its earliest appearance in India before any other place in the world.

2. Earliest punched marked coins were in silver from Kharagpur and Monghyr.

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

Read the following statements-

1. As a result of regular occurrence of Famines in British India, the process of development in agriculture got blocked.

2. Large scale migration of people took place from Famine struck areas to other region.

3. These regular Famines led to tension between zamindars and agricultural landowner, and also between moneylenders and peasants.

4. The main reason of Famine during British rule in india was increasing dependency of people on agriculture.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the followings about ‘Humayunnama’:

1. Gulbadan Begum wrote Humayunnama

2. It is important in understanding gender relations in medieval India.

3. Begam witnessed the reign of the three Mughal emperors: Humayun, Akbar and Jahangir

4. Her interest was people and not events

Which of the statements given above are correct?