INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Consider the following statements with regard to land revenue settlement during the british rule:

1. In zamindari system, gradually cultivators were reduced to tenants, share-croppers and landless labourers.

2. In Mahalwari system the government directly collected revenue from peasants.

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

With reference to the Revolt of 1857, consider the following statements:

1. The sepoys from all over the India participated in the revolt.

2. The revolt was accompanied by the rebellion of civil population.

3. The revolt was an organized and methodically planned action.

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

Q. Consider the following statements with respect to ancient Central Asian Conquerors.

1. Kushan kings called themselves “Sons of god”.

2. The Kushan empire was divided into numerous Strategos

3. The military governors appointed by the Greeks were called as Satrapies.

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

Consider the following pairs about ‘Main Departments of Sultanate’ :

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about the “Doctrine of Lapse” implemented by Lord Dalhousie:

1. It restricted the right of adopted son to succeed to the personal property of chieftain.

2. Satara was the first Indian state to be annexed.

3. After the death of a ruler, the adopted heir could still rule the state with prior British approval.

Select the correct answer using code given below.

Consider the following statements.

1. Microliths are associated with Mesolithic age

2. Burzahom - an important Neolithic site - is in Kashmir

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

Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning Bahmani Sultanate.

Which of the following statements regarding the relation of Indian states with the East India Company during the period of 1765 to 1813 is/are correct?

1. The company struggled for Equality with the Indian states.

2. Chief danger for the Company was from the Afghan invaders

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

Which one of the following pairs is not correct?

In the South Indian medieval history, there is a lot more known and recorded about Cholas than their predecessor.

Which of the following reasons is most appropriately attributed to it?