Insights Static Quiz -453, 2019
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INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following are the effects of Alexander’s invasion of India.
- Political unification of north India under the Mauryas.
- Rise of small independent states.
- Increase in trade between India and West Asia.
- Complete annexation of the north western India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The immediate effect of Alexander’s invasion was that it encouraged political unification of north India under the Mauryas. The system of small independent states came to an end. Alexander’s invasion had also paved the way for direct contact between India and Greece. The routes opened by him and his naval explorations increased the existing facilities for trade between India and West Asia. However, his aim of annexing the northwestern India to his empire was not fulfilled due his premature death. His authority in
the Indus valley was a short-lived one because of the expansion of Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya.
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Solution: c)
The immediate effect of Alexander’s invasion was that it encouraged political unification of north India under the Mauryas. The system of small independent states came to an end. Alexander’s invasion had also paved the way for direct contact between India and Greece. The routes opened by him and his naval explorations increased the existing facilities for trade between India and West Asia. However, his aim of annexing the northwestern India to his empire was not fulfilled due his premature death. His authority in
the Indus valley was a short-lived one because of the expansion of Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Nanda dynasty was preceded by
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Solution: b)
” Nanda Dynasty was preceded by Sisunagas and succeeded by Maurya Empire”
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Solution: b)
” Nanda Dynasty was preceded by Sisunagas and succeeded by Maurya Empire”
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Lingayats do not practice funerary rites such as cremation prescribed in the Dharmashastras because
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Solution: c)
Lingayats continue to be an important community in the region to date. They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga, and they usually wear a small linga in a silver case on a loop strung over the left shoulder. Lingayats believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world. Therefore, they do not practice funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras. Instead, they ceremonially bury their dead.
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Solution: c)
Lingayats continue to be an important community in the region to date. They worship Shiva in his manifestation as a linga, and they usually wear a small linga in a silver case on a loop strung over the left shoulder. Lingayats believe that on death the devotee will be united with Shiva and will not return to this world. Therefore, they do not practice funerary rites such as cremation, prescribed in the Dharmashastras. Instead, they ceremonially bury their dead.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
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Solution: a)
The Portuguese captured Goa from rulers of Bijapur in 1510 and not in 1499.
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Solution: a)
The Portuguese captured Goa from rulers of Bijapur in 1510 and not in 1499.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the Peasant movements after 1857.
- Colonialism was target of these movements.
- Territorial reach was limited.
- There was no continuity of struggle or long-term organisation.
- The peasants developed a strong awareness of their legal rights and asserted them in and outside the courts.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
CHANGED NATURE OF PEASANT MOVEMENTS AFTER 1857
- Peasants emerged as the main force in agrarian movements, fighting directly for their own demands.
- The demands were centred almost wholly on economic issues.
- The movements were directed against the immediate enemies of the peasant—foreign planters and indigenous zamindars and moneylenders.
- The struggles were directed towards specific and limited objectives and redressal of particular grievances.
- Colonialism was not the target of these movements.
- It was not the objective of these movements to end the system of subordination or exploitation of the peasants. Territorial reach was limited.
- There was no continuity of struggle or long-term organisation.
- The peasants developed a strong awareness of their legal rights and asserted them in and outside the courts.
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Solution: c)
CHANGED NATURE OF PEASANT MOVEMENTS AFTER 1857
- Peasants emerged as the main force in agrarian movements, fighting directly for their own demands.
- The demands were centred almost wholly on economic issues.
- The movements were directed against the immediate enemies of the peasant—foreign planters and indigenous zamindars and moneylenders.
- The struggles were directed towards specific and limited objectives and redressal of particular grievances.
- Colonialism was not the target of these movements.
- It was not the objective of these movements to end the system of subordination or exploitation of the peasants. Territorial reach was limited.
- There was no continuity of struggle or long-term organisation.
- The peasants developed a strong awareness of their legal rights and asserted them in and outside the courts.
