UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 18/60 SAMVEG IAS

UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS :

DAY 18/60 SAMVEG IAS

Indian history…………….
Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Harappan civilization:

1. All of the cities were divided into two or more parts.
2. In the divided cities usually, the part to the west was larger but at a lower elevation and called as the lower town.
3. In the divided cities usually, the part to the east was smaller but at a higher elevation and called as the citadel.

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

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1, 2 and 3
4. None of the above

 
Q2. Consider the following statements about a cave at Badami:

1. The cave is popularly known as Indra cave.
2. Paintings in the cave represent an extension of tradition from Ajanta caves.
3. Paintings in this cave depict palace scenes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Q3. Which of the following were the main causes responsible for the Battle of Buxar?

1. Illegitimate utilization of dastak for unaccounted profits.
2. Fortification of factories at Calcutta by East India Company.
3. Abolition of all duties on internal trade by Nawab Mir Qasim.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 1 and 3 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q4. Consider the following statements regarding the literary work Akbar Nama:

1. Ain-i-Akbari was written by Abul Fazl as part of Akbar Nama.
2. The first and third parts of Akbar Nama provide a historical narrative like birth of Akbar, the history of Timur’s family and the reigns of Babur and Humayun and the Suri Sultans of Delhi.
3. Ain-i Akbari, the second part was organized as a compendium of imperial regulations and a gazetteer of the empire.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

 
Q5. With reference to “Cornwallis Code”, consider the following statements:

1. It divested the Collector of all judicial and magisterial powers and left him with the

administration of revenues.

2. ‘Cornwallis Code’ was compiled in 1793 by Sir George Barlow.
3. It created a new class of officer called the District Judge to preside over District Civil Court.
4. It was based on the concept of ‘Separation of powers’.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2, 3 and 4 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4