INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Who led the Mughal forces in the Battle of Haldighati against Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar?

Which Pallava ruler was contemporary of Sankaracharya?

Consider the following social reform movements and their founders:

Which of the above pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Aligarh movement was exclusively for the social and educational advancement of the Muslims.

2. The Self-Respect movement advocated Brahminical rituals for marriages among Dravidians.

3. The guiding principle of Satyashodhak Samaj was "Faith on one God."

Which of the statements given above are correct?

In which of the Governor General’s tenure following developments took place?

1. Woods Despatch

2. First Railway Line

3. First Telegraph Line

4. Widows Remarriage Act

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

With reference to modern India, the 'Black hole tragedy' in 1750s in Bengal, refers to what?

Who were called as the 'responsivists' during the Indian national movement?

Which of the following factors led to Deccan agrarian riots in 1875?

1. Heavy taxation under the Ryotwari system.

2. Crash of cotton prices after the end of the American civil war.

3. Exploitation by the money lenders.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements:

1. Silver made its earliest appearance in India before any other place in the world.

2. Earliest punched marked coins were in silver from Kharagpur and Monghyr.

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

Consider-the-followings-about-‘Buddhist-Literature’:

1.-Tripitaka-or-Three-Baskets-is-a-traditional-term-used-for-various-Buddhist-scriptures.

2.-Jatakas-are-folklore-literature.

3.-Milinda-Panho,-the-dialogue-of-Indo-Greek-king-Meander-and-Buddhist-monk-Nagasena.

4.-Buddha-Charita-is-an-epic-style-Pali-work-by-Ashavaghosa.

Which-of-the-statements-given-above-are-correct?