History Quizzup Day 41 | UPSC Prelims 2025 | Edukemy IAS
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1. With reference to the Virupaksha temple, consider the following statements:
1. The temple flourished under the patronage of the Vijayanagara rulers.
2. The temple has been constructed in a mixed style of architecture i.e. a mix of both Nagara and Dravidian styles of architecture.
3. The pavilion of the Virupaksha temple was constructed using marble stone.
4. This temple is not categorised as a World Heritage Site under the Group of Monuments at Hampi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: C
It is an excellent example of Dravidian temple architecture, with great gopurams (rising entrances), a shikhara towering over the sanctum sanctorum, elaborate carvings, and pillared halls. The major object of worship, the Shiva lingam, is housed in the sanctum sanctorum. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
— The Hampi Group of Monuments was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in recognition of its uniqueness. Hence, statement 4 is not correct.
— The pavilion was built with stone pillars. According to ASI officials, the pillars’ state has deteriorated due to natural events such as rain over time. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.
2. The term “raiyat” in the medieval history refers to:
(a) Cultivated land
(b) Peasant
(c) Coins
(d) Taxes imposed on crops
Answer: B
3. Consider the following statements:
1. He became famous as an engineer, surveyor and cartographer. In 1815 he was appointed the first Surveyor General of India, a post he held till his death in 1821.
2. He embarked on collecting local histories and surveying historic sites in order to better understand India’s past and make governance of the colony easier.
3. By studying Vijayanagara, he believed that the East India Company could gain “much useful information on many of these institutions, laws and customs whose influence still prevails among the various Tribes of Natives forming the general mass of the population to this day”.
The above-mentioned statements refer to:
(a) Alexander Anderson
(b) Lord Kenneth Mackenzie
(c) Colin Mackenzie
(d) John Hodgson
Answer: C
4. With reference to the ‘Durbar Hall’, an important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan, consider the following statements:
1. It is the venue of important ceremonies and celebrations such as the presentation of National Awards.
2. It has been renamed as ‘Ashok Mandap’.
3. The venue is used for the presentation of credentials by Heads of Missions of foreign countries and as a formal place of introductions for the visiting and Indian delegations.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Answer: A
— President Droupadi Murmu announced the renaming of two halls in the Rashtrapati Bhavan – ‘Durbar Hall’ and ‘Ashok Hall’ – as ‘Ganatantra Mandap’ and ‘Ashok Mandap’, respectively. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
— ‘Durbar Hall’ is an important venue for ceremonies and celebrations such as the presentation of National Awards. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
— ‘Ashok Hall’ was originally a ballroom. It is now used for the presentation of credentials by Heads of Missions of foreign countries and as a formal place of introductions for the visiting and Indian delegations before the commencement of the State Banquets hosted by the President. Hence, statement 3 is not correct.
5. Consider the following statements about Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar:
1. He became the first law minister of independent India.
2. The most significant contribution of the B.R. Ambedkar lay in galvanising the movement for Dalit emancipation.
3. He led the Mahad Satyagraha of 1927.
4. He is the author of Administration and Finance of the East India Company.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All four
Answer: D
QOD:
Consider the following statements regarding Treaty of Alinagar.
1. It was signed by Nawab Siraj ud Daula with the English East India Company.
2. The Treaty strengthened the position of the British in Bengal.
3. It laid the foundations for the Battle of Plassey.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
d) None
Answer: C
The Treaty of Alinagar, signed on February 9, 1757, was a reluctant agreement signed by Bengal’s Nawab Siraj ud Daula with the English East India Company. An outcome of decades of tension that bubbled over into armed conflict between the two parties, the Treaty strengthened the position of the British in Bengal and laid foundations for the Battle of Plassey a few months later.
The treaty set the stage for British colonial expansion in India.
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