UPSC Static Quiz – 2020: IASbaba’s Daily Static Quiz – HISTORY [Day 84]

Solution (b)

Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. 

Hence statement 1 is incorrect.

All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions: (a) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power. 

(b) In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed. 

(c) The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent. 

(d) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.

Hence the statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Solution (c)

Administrative System of the Mughal Empire Introduced by Akbar in 1571.

Under this system, every officer was assigned a rank (Mansab).

Hence both the statements are correct.

Solution (b)

1. Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, the Delhi Sultan, at Panipat, becomes the first Mughal emperor – 1526 
2. Nadir Shah invades India and destroys Delhi – 1739
3. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat – 1761
4. The diwani of Bengal transferred to the East India Company – 1765

Hence option b is correct.

Solution (c)

Jamdani is a fine muslin on which decorative motifs are woven on the loom, typically in grey and white. Often a mixture of cotton and gold thread was used, as in the cloth in this picture. The most important centres of jamdani weaving were Dacca in Bengal and Lucknow in the United Provinces.

Hence both the statements are correct

 Solution (a)

During the Mughal period, the term Parwana refer to orders issued by higher authorities

Hence option a correct

Solution (d)

The Third Battle of Panipat fought on January 14, 1761 between the Marathas and forces of the Afghan ruler Ahmad Shah Abdali and his allies.

Marathas lacked effective leadership and did not possess enough experience with the guns. They relied heavily on the Cavalry. This battle crushed the Maratha dream of ruling over the whole of India.

Hence Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect.

Solution (d)

The Portuguese introduced into India the following agricultural products: cashew nut, tobacco, the custard apple, guava, the pineapple, and the papaya, and an improved variety of coconut seeds.

Todarmal introduced a system of land reforms, the essence of which was an assessment of the land revenue according to the extent of cultivation, the nature of the soil and the quality of crops.

Solution (b)

Agricultural taxes were the main source of revenue for the Maratha administration, as such they took various measures to expand and promote agriculture.

Waste or barren land that was brought into cultivation was given to the cultivator as the Inam land, and Tagai loans were given to to the farmers, these were the low interest loans given by the state to the cultivators, the primary aim was to protect the farmers from the clutches of the moneylenders.

Solution (c)

The Third Anlo-Mysore war was fought between the troops of Tippu Sultan on one side and the Combined armies of the Marathas, The British and the Nizam on the other.

Hence Statement 1 is incorrect.

Tippu’s campaign against the Raja of Travancore became the immediate cause for the war, and the British quickly took the Raja’s side.

Hence Statement 2 is correct.

Tippu was defeated and the war ended with the Signing of Treaty of Srirangapatna. The terms of the treaty laid the seeds of Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

Hence Statement 3 is incorrect.

Solution (c)

Provisions of the Regulating act of 1773:

Changed the constitution of the Court of Directors, eligibility and right to vote and made their actions accountable to the British Government. The office of Governor General of Bengal was made with a council of four to help. A Supreme Court was constituted in Calcutta with Elijha Impey as the Chief Justice. It prohibited the servants of the company from receiving any presents, gifts and bribes.