INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following events took place during the tenure of Lord William Bentinck?

1. Abolition of Sati

2. Introduction of English as the official language

3. Suppression of Thugi

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

During the revolt of 1857, as the mutiny broke out, sepoys started converging to Delhi. Which of the following is the correct reason behind that?

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?

Which of the following was the famous Indian work translated in to Arabic as “Khalila wa Dimna”?

Consider the following events.

1. Coronation of Harihara-I of Vijayanagara empire

2. Foundation of Bahmani kingdom

3. Arrival of Portuguese in india

4. Death of Firuz tughlaq

What is the correct chronological sequence of these events?

With reference to the views of the Swarajist section of the Congress, consider the following statements:

1. They advocated participation of Congress in the legislature.

2. They were opposed to the idea of mass struggle to attain independence.

3. Jawahar Lal Nehru supported the ideas of the Swarajists.

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

Consider the following pairs: 

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

Consider the following statements about the Indigo Rebellion of 1860:

1. The decline in economic importance of Indigo as an export item was a contributory factor to the unrest among the peasants.

2. The rebellion was not supported by landlords and was ignored by the pro-landlord Calcutta press.

3. A Bengali play ‘Neel Darpan’ was translated into English by Michael Madhusudan Dutt to depict the atrocities committed against indigo planters.

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

Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement because

1. It was difficult to continue a mass movement for a longer time.

2. Gandhi felt that the masses had not fully understood the method of non-violence.

3. The government showed reluctance to have a negotiation with the Congress.

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

Consider the following statements

1. The teachings of Nagarjuna depicted as Sunyavada.

2. Sunyavada said to have influenced a prominent advaita philosophy.

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