INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Rajput society in Medieval India?

Consider the following statements

1. Literally meaning Cowpen, Gotra signified descent from a common ancestor.

2. The institution of Gotra appeared in the Later Vedic Age.

3. The Gotra has been regarded as a mechanism for widening the socio-political ties.

4. People began to practice Gotra exogamy.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Ryotwari settlement, consider the following statements:

1. The cultivator was to be recognised as the owner of his plot of land.

2. The settlement under this system was not made permanent.

3. It was introduced in Punjab and the North-West provinces.

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

Consider the following statements about ‘Sudarshana Chakram’:

1. It has six spokes and its center is composed of Vajra.

2. Krishna usually holds the discus on his little finger while Vishnu on His index finger.

3. The Sudarshana Chakra is not thrown but released.

4. Sudarshan chakra startlingly resembles the Chakram in Sikhism.

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

Who among the following completed the Telugu version of Mahabharata in the 13th century?

Which of the following statements is correct in context of Eka Movement?

In the context of freedom struggle during 19th century, the Azamgarh proclamation was associated with?

Who was the first Persian emperor to conquer a part of India, that became his twentieth satrapy?

With reference to Sangam and Vedic texts, consider the following statements :

1. Both Vedic and Sangam texts are religious in nature.

2. Unlike Vedic texts, Sangam texts do not provide any information on the political and economic life of people

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

Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar ?