INSIGHT UPSC QUIZ

Which of the following was the committee appointed by the British government to examine the working of ‘Dyarchy’ in India?

Consider the following statements regarding Champaran Satyagraha.

1. It was here Gandhiji for the first time in India used technique of non-cooperation.

2. It was for the remission of the revenues in wake of drought.

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

With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. It received massive support from Indian business class and women.

2. It remained a peaceful movement throughout the country.

3. It was successful in reducing government revenues and imports from Britain.

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

Consider the following statement regarding the Munda Revolt:

1. The revolt rose in Central parts of India.

2. It fought against the system of common lands holding by the jagirdars, thikadars and moneylender.

3. It aimed to establish sovereign rule in the land.

4. This revolt finds its root in a religious movement.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements

1. Jayadeva was a poet of the 12th century, hailing from today’s Orissa.

2. His Gita Govinda is a work of Sanskrit love poetry and song between Krishna and Radha.

3. The text also elaborates the eight moods, the Ashta Nayika.

4. The first English translation of the Gita Govinda by Sir William Jones in 1792.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the followings about ‘Mahamud Ghaznavi’

1. His first conflict in India was with Ananda pala.

2. His only territorial acquisition in India was the Sindh (1021).

3. Firdausi wrote a satire about the Sultan in the Shahnama.

4. Tabaquat-i-Nasiri describes his attacks on Indian Temples.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Vesara style of temple architecture was developed by Chalukyas of Badami

2. The Chalukyan town of Badami is known as town of temples.

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

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? War: Outcome

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Who among the following wrote 'Mahabhashya' a commentary on Sanskrit book Ashtadhyayi ?

Consider the following statements regarding the socio religious reform movements:

1. The social base of the reform movements was the newly emerging middle class.

2. The Indian reformers focussed on westernization rather than modernization.

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