INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi gave some specific instructions to different groups of people. With reference to these instructions, consider following statements:

1. He asked the government servants to resign.

2. He asked the soldiers to leave their posts.

3. He asked the princes of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their own people.

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

Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

After the grant of Diwani in 1765, British first came in conflict with which of the following mountain tribes?

What was the important reason for the fall of Vijayanagar Empire ?

Given-below-are-two-statements,-one-labelled-as-Assertion-(A)-and-the-other-labelled-as-Reason-(R):

Assertion:--Slave-sultans-were-also-called-Ilbari-Turks.

Reason:--Ilbari-in-Arabic-means-‘Owned’.

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

The Quit India Movement was started after the failure of which of the following?

With reference to Upanishads, consider the followings

1. The main motto of the Upanishads is "Knowledge Awards Salvation".

2. The Oldest Upanishads are Brhadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads.

3. There are 108 Upanishads.

4. They are also called Vedangas.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about ‘Rig Veda’:

1. It’s a collection of 1028 hymns into 10 Books or Mandalas.

2. Book Iand X seem to be later additions.

3. The IX Mandala is dedicated exclusively to Soma

4. The X Mandala contains the famous Purushsukta deals with Chaturvarna

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Chamber of Princes established in 1920?

1. It was popularly known as Narender Mandal or Narendra Mandal.

2. The needs and aspiration of princely states were voiced using this forum.

3. It survived until the end of the British Raj in 1947.

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