INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R).

Assertion(A):In Mughal period, agriculture production was slow increase or near stagnation.

Reason(R): There is sufficient evidence to show gradual expansion.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

With reference to ‘Government of India act 1858’ which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. It abolished the system of dual government introduced by Pitt’s India Act

2. Right of appointment to important offices was vested in the viceroy of India

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following Navagrahas is sculptured as the rio-anthropomorphic snake deity ?

Who was the Governor-General of India, when Congress was formed?

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

Consider the following statements regarding the Charter Act of 1813:

1. It established a Supreme Court in Bengal with original and appellate jurisdictions where all subjects could seek redressal.

2. A some of rupees one lakh grant was given for promotion of learning among Indians.

3. The Company's monopoly over trade with India was ended.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

British formed a consultative body of the princely states known as Narendra Mandal, Which of the following statements are correct about this?

1. It was established by Royal Proclamation in 1921 on the recommendation of Montford Reforms

2. It used to consider on the issues, among others, the British empire as a whole.

3. The formation of such body was first expressed by Lord Lytton.

Select the correct answer using the code given below

Consider the following statements about the Battle of Plassey:

1. English provocations, like misuse of Dastaks, were the key reason for the conflict between them and the Bengal rulers.

2. The Battle of Plassey was more of a skirmish than a battle.

3. There was a reversal of bullion flow from India after the battle.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Which one of the following statements is not correct concerning administration in Delhi Sultanate?

Consider following statements with reference to peasants movements related to Gandhiji:

1. Champaran movement was chiefly directed against Government.

2. Khaira (Kheda) Satyagrah intended to claim the relaxation in revenue payment on account of drought and crop failure.

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