INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements :

1. The birth of Buddha is celebrated as Vesaka.

2. Rummindei pillar of Asoka is put up to mark Buddha’s Birth.

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

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

The aim of Public Safety Bill, 1928 was to?

Which of the following is/are considered as the reason of Maratha’s defeat in the Third Battle of Panipat?

1. Famine like conditions prevailed in the Maratha camp at Panipat.

2. All the Muslims power of northern India rallied to the side of Ahmed Shah Abdali, the Marathas had to fight alone.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhiji during the national movement to conduct campaign against which of the following?

Consider the followings about ‘Vikramshila University’

1. Dharmapala, king of Pala dynasty, constructed Vikramshila University.

2. It is one of the Five Mahaviharas.

3. It was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji in 1200 AD.

4. Atisa Dipankara, who is founder of Sarma tradition of Tibetan- Buddhism, was a scholar at Vikramshila University.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to India in the 18th century, what does the term 'Misls' refer to?

Who inscribed the name of Khalifa of Baghdad on his coins?

Which among the following are worshipped by Harappan People?

Select the correct answer from the code(s) given below:

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?