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It will cover PYQs all the topics of static subjects – Polity, History, Geography, Economics, Environment and Science and technology.
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- Week 1 – Polity
- Week 2 – Economics
- Week 3 – History and Art & Culture
- Week 4 – Geography
- Week 5 – Environment and Science & Technology
Same cycle will be repeated from Week 6.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements:
- In the revenue administration of Delhi Sultanate, the in-charge of revenue collection was known as ‘Amil’.
- The Iqta system of Sultans of Delhi was an ancient indigenous institution.
- The office of ‘Mir Bakshi’ came into existence during the reign of Khalji Sultans of Delhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
Provincial administration under Delhi Sultans
- Shiqdar, faujdar, Amil, Amin and qazi were important officers at provincial level.
- Shiqdar & faujdar – assisted the governor in the maintenance of law and order – particularly criminal justice, and provided military assistance. The duties of the faujdar were much similar to that of the shiqdar, yet they seem to have existed simultaneously.
- The shiqdar and faujdar were helped in carrying out their duties by a host of other local officials
- Qazi – dealt mostly with civil cases and acted as a juries consult since he was educated in the Quran
- Amil – primarily responsible for the collection of revenue
- Amin – carried out measurement of land in the reign of Sikandar Lodi
- Kotwal – maintenance of law and order Hence Statement 1 is correct.
- Iqtadari system is a Persian system which was brought to India by Delhi sultans. Hence Statement 2 is wrong.
- Office of Mir Bakshi came into existence during the Mughal period. Hence statement 3 is wrong.
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Solution (a)
Provincial administration under Delhi Sultans
- Shiqdar, faujdar, Amil, Amin and qazi were important officers at provincial level.
- Shiqdar & faujdar – assisted the governor in the maintenance of law and order – particularly criminal justice, and provided military assistance. The duties of the faujdar were much similar to that of the shiqdar, yet they seem to have existed simultaneously.
- The shiqdar and faujdar were helped in carrying out their duties by a host of other local officials
- Qazi – dealt mostly with civil cases and acted as a juries consult since he was educated in the Quran
- Amil – primarily responsible for the collection of revenue
- Amin – carried out measurement of land in the reign of Sikandar Lodi
- Kotwal – maintenance of law and order Hence Statement 1 is correct.
- Iqtadari system is a Persian system which was brought to India by Delhi sultans. Hence Statement 2 is wrong.
- Office of Mir Bakshi came into existence during the Mughal period. Hence statement 3 is wrong.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
In which of the following relief sculpture inscriptions is ‘Ranyo Ashoka’ (King Ashoka) mentioned along with the stone portrait of Ashoka?
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Solution (a)
Kanganahalli Excavations:
The most important finding of the excavation include a stone sculptured slab bearing the name Raya Ashoka . The first inscribed portrait of Ashoka a (surrounded by female attendants and queens) found at Kanaganahalli, was unearthed from the ruined Buddhist stupa. Kanaganahalli is about 3 km from Sannati, Karnataka.
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Solution (a)
Kanganahalli Excavations:
The most important finding of the excavation include a stone sculptured slab bearing the name Raya Ashoka . The first inscribed portrait of Ashoka a (surrounded by female attendants and queens) found at Kanaganahalli, was unearthed from the ruined Buddhist stupa. Kanaganahalli is about 3 km from Sannati, Karnataka.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statement is correct?
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Solution (a)
In the Gupta Age, the term Vishti referred to Forced labor. While the Kshatriyas obtained their percentage of the material surplus through the power of arms in the kind of taxes (Shulka, Bali and Kar etc.), forced labor (Balutam and Vishti), tithes and other perquisites. The Brahmin ministry strengthened its right to the social surplus by the moralistic impediment which was based on the intensity of the tribal righteousness of sharing.
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Solution (a)
In the Gupta Age, the term Vishti referred to Forced labor. While the Kshatriyas obtained their percentage of the material surplus through the power of arms in the kind of taxes (Shulka, Bali and Kar etc.), forced labor (Balutam and Vishti), tithes and other perquisites. The Brahmin ministry strengthened its right to the social surplus by the moralistic impediment which was based on the intensity of the tribal righteousness of sharing.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?
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Solution (a)
After the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Columbian exchange brought New World crops such as maize, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and manioc to Europe, and Old World crops such as wheat, barley, rice, and turnips, and livestock including horses, cattle, sheep, and goats to the Americas.
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Solution (a)
After the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492, the Columbian exchange brought New World crops such as maize, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and manioc to Europe, and Old World crops such as wheat, barley, rice, and turnips, and livestock including horses, cattle, sheep, and goats to the Americas.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
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Solution (c)
Lala Lajpat Rai authored several works like – “Unhappy India”, “Young India: An Interpretation”, “History of Arya Samaj”, “England’s Debt to India” and a series of popular biographies His biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi and.
Shivaji were published in 1896 and those of Dayanand and. Shri Krishna in 1898. His purpose in selecting Mazzini and Garibladi was to infuse patriotic sentiment in the youth of Punjab, who had no access to books in English.
Lajpat Rai travelled to the US in 1917, and then returned during World War I. He toured Sikh communities along the US West Coast.
He joined Swaraj Party in 1926 and was elected its Deputy Leader in the Central Legislative Assembly. He later resigned from the Swaraj Party in August 1926.
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Solution (c)
Lala Lajpat Rai authored several works like – “Unhappy India”, “Young India: An Interpretation”, “History of Arya Samaj”, “England’s Debt to India” and a series of popular biographies His biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi and.
Shivaji were published in 1896 and those of Dayanand and. Shri Krishna in 1898. His purpose in selecting Mazzini and Garibladi was to infuse patriotic sentiment in the youth of Punjab, who had no access to books in English.
Lajpat Rai travelled to the US in 1917, and then returned during World War I. He toured Sikh communities along the US West Coast.
He joined Swaraj Party in 1926 and was elected its Deputy Leader in the Central Legislative Assembly. He later resigned from the Swaraj Party in August 1926.
