INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements concerning Chola local administration :

1. The brahmanas were offered rent-free lands.

2. The Mahasabha was autonomous enough to levy taxes locally and raise loans for the village.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. M.A. Jinnah was one of the founding members of Muslim League

2. In the 1930s, idea of separate nation-state (Pakistan) was first conceived by M.A. Jinnah

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

Consider the following statements about the fallouts of the Battle of Plassey.

1. The company got the right to free trade in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

2. The French were no longer a significant power in Bengal.

3. Private trades of british merchants were still taxed.

Select the correct answer using codes given below. Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to late Mughal period, who among the following were known as "King Makers"?

Consider the following statements.

1. The Shramana tradition, based on the principle of Ahimsa, was an essential component of the ancient Vedic religion.

2. The Ajivika School believes in the doctrine of absolute determinism arguing there is no free will.

Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

Who among the following Mughal emperors was a connoisseur of painting?

Consider the following statements:

1. Early English scholars defined Indian traditions in their own terms.

2. The earlier English policy In India was that of least interventionism.

3. Fort Williams College was established with a political vision of reverse acculturation.

Which of the statements given above arere correct?

Gandhi exhorted Indian people to practice 5 virtues during the post-non-cooperation phase, which were to be achieved by non-violent methods. Which of the following was/were among them?

1. Spinning

2. Boycott of foreign goods

3. Sobriety (non-consumption of alcohol or opium)

4. Hindu-Muslim amity

5. Equality for women

Choose the correct answer from the code given

Consider the following statements

1. Ramanuja gave stress on Bhakti cult.

2. Bhakti Cult laid emphasis on Devotion to God.

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

Which of the following statements are correct regarding Pitt's India Act, 1784?

1. It led to formation of Board of Control to guide and control the work of Court of Directors.

2. It subordinated the Bombay and Madras Presidency to Bengal in questions of war, diplomacy and revenue.

3. Company retained its monopoly over trade in China but lost its monopoly over trade in India except for tea.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: