Insights Static Quiz -61, 2018
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INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which of the following Harappan sites fall in present day Pakistan
- Kot Diji
- Harappa
- Chanhudaro
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Answer – d
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Answer – d
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of these fall under the control of Imperial Cholas
- Badami
- Kalyani
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Answer – d
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Answer – d
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Under the Cabinet Mission, 1946, there were three categorisations of regions as sections. Find if the following matches are correct
- Today’s Arunachal Pardesh – Muslim majority area
- Baluchistan – Princely state
- Sikkim – Hindu majority
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Answer – a
Sikkim was neither part of British India nor a client princely Indian state in 1946.
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Sikkim was neither part of British India nor a client princely Indian state in 1946.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Consider the following statements
- Zamindari system was a failure except Bengal from the perspective of both Company and Zamindars
- Mahalwari system had no intermediary between the company and mahal
- Sir Thomas Munro was associated with Ryotwari system
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Answer – d
- Though initially the Company gained financially under Permanent Settlement, in the long run the Company suffered financial loss because land productivity was high, income from it was meagre since it was a fixed sum. It should be noted that in preBritish period a share on the crop was fixed as land tax. Nevertheless, this system proved to be a great boon to the zamindars and to the government of Bengal. It formed a regular income and stabilised the government of the Company
- Mahalwari system eliminated middlemen between the government and the village community and brought about improvement in irrigation facility
- Ryotwari settlement was introduced mainly in Madras, Berar, Bombay and Assam. Sir Thomas Munro introduced this system in the Madras Presidency. Under this settlement, the peasant was recognised as the proprietor of land. There was no intermediary like a Zamindar between the peasant and the government.
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Answer – d
- Though initially the Company gained financially under Permanent Settlement, in the long run the Company suffered financial loss because land productivity was high, income from it was meagre since it was a fixed sum. It should be noted that in preBritish period a share on the crop was fixed as land tax. Nevertheless, this system proved to be a great boon to the zamindars and to the government of Bengal. It formed a regular income and stabilised the government of the Company
- Mahalwari system eliminated middlemen between the government and the village community and brought about improvement in irrigation facility
- Ryotwari settlement was introduced mainly in Madras, Berar, Bombay and Assam. Sir Thomas Munro introduced this system in the Madras Presidency. Under this settlement, the peasant was recognised as the proprietor of land. There was no intermediary like a Zamindar between the peasant and the government.
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5. Question
Consider the following about Doctrine of Lapse
- It was conceptualised by Lord Dalhousie
- Satara, Nagpur and Jhansi were all annexed under this doctrine
- It was withdrawn after 1857 revolt
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Answer – d
- According to the Hindu Law, one can adopt a son in case of no male heir to inherit the property. The question arose whether a Hindu ruler, holding his state subordinate to the paramount power, could adopt a son to succeed his kingdom. It was customary for a ruler without a natural heir to ask the British Government whether he could adopt a son to succeed him. According to Dalhousie, if such permission was refused by the British, the state would “lapse” and thereby become part of the British India. Dalhousie maintained that there was a difference in principle between the right to inherit private property and the right to govern. This principle was called the Doctrine of Lapse
- Doctrine of Lapse was applied by Dalhousie to Satara and it was annexed in 1848. Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed in 1854. As a result of these annexations, a large part of the Central Provinces came under the British rule.
- Dalhousie was blamed for using the Doctrine of Lapse as an instrument in pursuing his policy of annexation. After the Mutiny of 1857, the doctrine of lapse was withdrawn.
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Answer – d
- According to the Hindu Law, one can adopt a son in case of no male heir to inherit the property. The question arose whether a Hindu ruler, holding his state subordinate to the paramount power, could adopt a son to succeed his kingdom. It was customary for a ruler without a natural heir to ask the British Government whether he could adopt a son to succeed him. According to Dalhousie, if such permission was refused by the British, the state would “lapse” and thereby become part of the British India. Dalhousie maintained that there was a difference in principle between the right to inherit private property and the right to govern. This principle was called the Doctrine of Lapse
- Doctrine of Lapse was applied by Dalhousie to Satara and it was annexed in 1848. Jhansi and Nagpur were annexed in 1854. As a result of these annexations, a large part of the Central Provinces came under the British rule.
- Dalhousie was blamed for using the Doctrine of Lapse as an instrument in pursuing his policy of annexation. After the Mutiny of 1857, the doctrine of lapse was withdrawn.
