INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

In which of the following Harappan Cities, a signboard was discovered?

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

Which of the following statement is/are correct?

Assertion (A): The Saiyyid Brothers are referred to as 'King-Makers' in Indian history.

Reason (R): They created and dethroned Maratha Chiefs at their will during the early 18th century.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following pairs with respect to leaders of Swadeshi Movement in different regions:

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

Consider the followings about ‘Shamshuddin Iltutmish’ :

1. Real Founder of Delhi Sultantate

2. Introduced two principal Tanka & Jital Coins

3. Created ‘Turkan i Chahalgani'

4. He banned ‘Iqta System’ in administration.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Lord Wellesley's expansion policy was discontinued by East India Company for which of the following reasons?

1. Expansion through war was costly and was reducing the profit of company.

2. Napoleon emerged as a major threat in Europe at that time.

3. The Company decided to reward the loyalty of the princely states.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following statements regarding Macaulay's Minute on Education is/are correct?

1. It became a blueprint for introduction of English education in India.

2. It favored the Anglicists view point on medium of instruction of education.

3. It promoted the idea of downward filtration theory of education in India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Why modern educated Indians did not support the 1857 revolt?

Which of the following chronological order is correctly matched?

With reference to the Revolutionary Nationalism in Modern India which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. A bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly was thrown by Baghat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt in 1929.

2. The bomb was against the passage of Public Safety Bill and Trade Disputes Bill.

3. The bomb devastated the whole assembly building and killed everyone in it.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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?