INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2020 - 21
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
The term ‘Aryan’ denotes
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Solution: b)
Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent.
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Solution: b)
Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
- Nalanda: Great seat of Buddhist learning
- Rajgir: Lion Capital of Ashoka
- Sarnath: First sermon of Buddha
- Lothal: Ancient Dockyard
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: c)
Nalanda is one of the well-known ancient universities of India. Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, and was a Buddhist center of learning from 427 to 1197 CE.
The lion capital of emperor Ashoka was found at Sarnath.
A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath.
According to the ASI, Lothal had the world’s earliest known dockyard.
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Solution: c)
Nalanda is one of the well-known ancient universities of India. Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, and was a Buddhist center of learning from 427 to 1197 CE.
The lion capital of emperor Ashoka was found at Sarnath.
A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath.
According to the ASI, Lothal had the world’s earliest known dockyard.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Tatya Tope.
- He was a general in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- He collaborated with Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi to seize Gwalior.
- He was defeated in the battle over the Indian troops of the East India Company at Kanpur
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Tatya Tope
Also known as Ramachandra Pandurang Tope, he was one of the most notable Indian freedom fighters and a general in the Rebellion of 1857.
- Born in 1814 in Nashik, Maharashtra, Tatya Tope was the only son of Pandurang Rao Tope and his wife Rukhmabai
- Tatya Tope was an intimate friend and the right hand of Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Peshwa
- In May 1857, Tatya Tope won the battle over the Indian troops of the East India Company at Kanpur
- He forced General Windham to retreat from the city of Gwalior.
- He collaborated with Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi to seize Gwalior.
Tatya Tope was defeated by Sir Colin Campbell (later Baron Clyde) on December 6, 1857. He was hanged on April 18, 1859, in General Meade’s camp at Shivpuri.
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Solution: b)
Tatya Tope
Also known as Ramachandra Pandurang Tope, he was one of the most notable Indian freedom fighters and a general in the Rebellion of 1857.
- Born in 1814 in Nashik, Maharashtra, Tatya Tope was the only son of Pandurang Rao Tope and his wife Rukhmabai
- Tatya Tope was an intimate friend and the right hand of Nana Sahib, the adopted son of Peshwa
- In May 1857, Tatya Tope won the battle over the Indian troops of the East India Company at Kanpur
- He forced General Windham to retreat from the city of Gwalior.
- He collaborated with Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi to seize Gwalior.
Tatya Tope was defeated by Sir Colin Campbell (later Baron Clyde) on December 6, 1857. He was hanged on April 18, 1859, in General Meade’s camp at Shivpuri.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
In the history of modern India, the Wagon tragedy was associated with which of the following events?
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Solution: d)
Wagon Tragedy:
A noteworthy event of the British suppression was the wagon tragedy when approximately 60 Mappila prisoners on their way to prison, were suffocated to death in a closed railway goods wagon.
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Solution: d)
Wagon Tragedy:
A noteworthy event of the British suppression was the wagon tragedy when approximately 60 Mappila prisoners on their way to prison, were suffocated to death in a closed railway goods wagon.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Joseph Francis Dupleix.
- Dupleix did not interfere in the internal politics of the Indian rulers.
- Dupleix was the originator of the practice of subsidiary alliance in India.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: a)
- Joseph Francis Dupleix was the first European to interfere in the internal politics of the Indian rulers.
- Dupleix was, in fact, the originator of the practice of subsidiary alliance in India.
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Solution: a)
- Joseph Francis Dupleix was the first European to interfere in the internal politics of the Indian rulers.
- Dupleix was, in fact, the originator of the practice of subsidiary alliance in India.
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