INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

The main difference of opinion between the 'Swarajists' and the 'no changers' during the national movement was over which of the following?

Who among the following was/were known as Idol-breakers in Medieval India?

1. Mahmud Ghaznavi

2. Sikandar Shah

Select the correct option given below.

The Indian capitalist class preferred constitutional form of struggle to mass civil disobedience because,

1. the mass civil disobedience in a long run, could be a threat for capitalist class itself.

2. being at infant stage, Indian capitalist class was not so powerful to take up mass movement.

3. mass civil disobedience hampered their day to day business.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/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.

R.C. Dutt identified three phases of British exploitation of India.Which of the following statements is/are correct about this?

1. In the phases which coincides with Industrial revolution in England, the East India Company enjoyed monopoly of trade with India.

2. The cotton industry was plundered mainly in Mercantile phase.

3. The export imports firms boomed in the Finance-Imperialism phase.

4. The Railway was developed in the Finance-Imperialism phase.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

The following are the rulers of the slave dynasty

1. Ghiyasuddin Balban

2. Iltutmish

3. Qutbuddin Aibak

4. Nasiruddin Mahmud

What is the correct order in which these sultans ruled over India?

Consider the following types of Taxes in Gupta Era:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to the General Elections in 1945, consider the following statements:

1. There was a debate between Swarajists and no-changers on the issue of contesting elections.

2. The issue of INA trials was taken up in the election campaign by the Congress.

3. The Muslim league performed badly as compared to the elections of 1937.

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

Consider the following statements.

1. Siri Fort was built by Feroz Tughlaq

2. The city of Jaunpur was built Sikandar Lodi

3. Qutb Minar is so-named since it was built by Qutbuddin Aibak

4. Alai Darwaza built by Alauddin Khilji served as an entrance door to Qutb Minar

Which among the above statement is correct-

With reference to the provisions of the Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:

1. It provided for a Dominion Status to India.

2. Princely states were not to be represented in the Constituent Assembly.

3. Provincial Assemblies were to elect their representatives to the Constituent Assembly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?