INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Who was the famous Deccan Hindu King whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of sates in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia ?

The Achaemenian rulers of Iran expanded into the politically disunited North West India and the contact lasted for about 200 years.

Which of the following were Iranian influences on Indian culture?

1. Kharosthi script

2. Punch marked coins

3. Ashoka’s bell shaped capitals

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With reference to the 'Wardha scheme of Basic Education' in 1937. Which of the following statements are correct?

1. The main principle behind this scheme was learning through activity.

2. This scheme was formulated by Dr. Abul Kalam Azad committee.

3. This scheme provided for first 10 years of schooling to be an integral part of a free and compulsory nationwide education system.

4. Both Wardha scheme and Hunter Commission laid importance on education being imparted through vernacular language.

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Which of the following best describes the strategy of national movement of Gandhian era?

Which among the following dynasty never patronized Jainism?

Which of the following observations about the Quit India Movement is/are incorrect?

1. B.R. Ambedkar along with his party took part in the movement.

2. Workers joined the movement in much smaller numbers compared to the Civil Disobedience Movement of the 1930s.

3. It was a non-violent movement.

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In the support of a particular Gandhian movement Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the civil service and was later appointed as the principal of the National College in Calcutta. In the above passage, the movement refers to?

Consider the followings about ‘Feroz Tuglaq’

1. He was a liberal Muslim ruler.

2. His autobiography is ‘Futuhat –i- Firozshahi’

3. Firoz Tuglaq brought Ashokan Inscription to Delhi to decipher it.

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

With reference to the views of the Swarajist section of the Congress, consider the following statements:

1. They advocated participation of Congress in the legislature.

2. They were opposed to the idea of mass struggle to attain independence.

3. Jawahar Lal Nehru supported the ideas of the Swarajists.

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

Consider the following statement in the context of Gandhi’s Harijan campaign-

1. Gandhi set up All India Anti-Untouchability League in September 1932, when he was released from Jail.

2. A weekly Harijan was started by him to boost his anti-untouchability campaign.

3. Throughout his campaign he was welcomed by every section by the Hindu Society.

4. The Government defeated the Temple Entry Bill in 1934.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?