INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which among the following was/were not the teachings of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’?

1. It denounced polytheism and idol worship.

2. It discarded faith in divine avataras (incarnations)

3. It accepted that scripture could enjoy the status of ultimate authority.

4. It took definite and firm stand on doctrine of karma and transmigration of soul.

5. It criticized the caste system.

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Which of the following was/were the changes brought in the field of administration in the aftermath of Sepoy mutiny ?

1. Company Rule was put to end, power to govern India was transferred to British Crown.

2. Governor General was given the title of Viceroy of India.

3. The post of Secretary of state was created who was a member of British cabinet.

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The modern educated Indians did not support the revolt of 1857. Which of the following is/are the reasons for it?

1. Rebels inclination towards superstition during revolt.

2. Opposition to social reforms by the rebels.

3. Faith of modern educated Indians in British to modernise India.

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The Chishti saint, in whose honour ‘Urs’ is held in Ajmer every year, was

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?

"It declared a deadline of June 30, 1948 for the transfer of power with lapse of obligation of British government on princely states, in essence it was a reversion of the Cripps Offer." The above line describes which of the following?

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?

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

Which among the following are worshipped by Harappan People?

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Consider the following ancient south Indian ports:

1. Muziris

2. Arikamedu

3. Kaveripattinam

Which of the above is/are belong(s) to Sangam age?