INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following was/were the cause(s) of failure of the revolt of 1857?

1. Kashmir and Nepal helped in suppressing the revolt.

2. It was mainly feudal in character.

3. Lack of coordination in the uprisings in different parts of India.

4. For the British, major wars outside India concluded by 1856.

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Consider the following statements.

1. Jorwe culture is located in Pakistan

2. Chalcolithic people were generally not acquainted with burnt bricks

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Consider the following statements.

1. Chau Ju Kua, was a Chinese writer, who has left an account of the medieval Malabar.

2. Kashmir was a major centre for education in the medieval period.

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

Match List I with List II 

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Quit India movement was not characterized by which of the following?

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?

The Indian National Congress did not take up social issues till 1917 due to which of the following reasons?

1. Political unity was seen to be more important than social reforms till then.

2. Social issues were not widely prevailing till then.

3. Representation of depressed classes in congress was less till then.

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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?

The Great Famine of Bengal 1943 was largely a man-made famine because :

Who among the following was called as the “Interlopers”?