Quiz 588: Indian History for Civil Services Examination

January 10, 2012 August 4, 2020
12345678910
1.
The Indus Valley Civilization has not been deciphered yet. Consider the following reasons: <ol> <li>No knowledge about their language</li> <li>Small length of inscriptions</li> <li>Absence of bilingual texts</li> </ol> Which among the above is/ are correct reasons?
2.
A system known as “Dyarchy” was introduced in India for the first time by the Government of India Act 1919, which implied that the spheres of the various subjects were divided into___?
3.
Consider the following events followed the Chauri-Chaura incident? <ol> <li>Civil Disobedience Movement was called off by Mahatma Gandhi</li> <li>There was a schism in the Congress</li> <li>Swaraj Party took a resolution to boycott elections and not rest before attaining Swaraj</li> </ol> Select the correct option from the codes given below:
4.
As per the ancient Indian Texts, the land between which among the following two rivers has been called “Brahamavarta”?
5.
The sulbasutras of ancient Indian Scholar “Baudhayan” have reached to a most correct value of which among the following?
6.
Today’s Gurmukhi, Dogri and Sindhi scripts have developed from which among the following scripts?
7.
All the following announcements were made at the Delhi Durbar in 1911 except one. Identify that one:
8.
Consider the following statements about the “Prajapatya Vivaha” mentioned in ancient Indian texts: <ol> <li>In this type of marriage, the rights of boy and girl were equally secured</li> <li>The groom approached the bride’s father, who agreed to marriage after fixing a price</li> <li>The price for this marriage was usually a pair of cows</li> </ol> Which among the above statements is/ are correct?
9.
 Consider the following statements about Queen Victoria: <ol> <li>She practically acted as a Constitutional Sovereign of India giving approval to the policies advised by her ministers</li> <li>She visited India only Once</li> <li>She had liberal personal views towards India</li> </ol> Which among the above statements is / are correct?
10.
Various Cooperative societies of the agriculturists and Agricultural Banks were established during the time of Lord Curzon. What was the most appropriate reason for this?
« »

13 Comments

  1. Birundaa

    January 10, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    Very useful site

    Reply

  2. Mallikarjun.R.R.

    January 12, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    Thanks a Lot, and post a some more articles for Banking.

    Reply

  3. KALAICHELVAN . A

    January 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    Extra points are useful preparation for main exams

    Reply

  4. Jayant

    January 14, 2012 at 4:35 pm

    More analytical questions plz..
    Thanks

    Reply

  5. parth

    January 28, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    Really this is encyclopedia of different knowledge at one place I like it most..

    Reply

  6. pnreddy

    January 28, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    very useful as it contains the explanations also.thanks a lot

    Reply

  7. Arvind Rathod

    January 31, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    Very good

    Reply

  8. hina

    February 2, 2012 at 11:30 am

    its a great site..dis site really helps in prep.thanks

    Reply

  9. ROHIT

    February 7, 2012 at 1:27 am

    ALCHEMIST….

    Reply

  10. POOJA

    May 8, 2012 at 9:37 am

    DIS SITE IS LIKE AN OCEAN ENCLOSED WITHIN A POT.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR LAST MINUTE PRACTICE FOR THOSE ASPIRING FOR CIVIL SERVICES.THANKS A LOT FOR RENDERING SUCH A FACILITY.

    Reply

  11. ajaykumarverma

    January 17, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    this site is a mirror of the knowledge which is very useful to satisfy the hunger of knowledge.

    Reply

  12. vikramjeet

    January 24, 2014 at 7:54 am

    Very useful ? For civil services aspirants thank u sir

    Reply

  13. gaurav

    March 18, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    very good, sincere effort

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *