Who of the following rulers of medieval India gave permission to the Portuguese to build a fort at Bhatkal?
A.Krishnadevaraya
B.Narasimha Saluva
C.Muhammad Shah III
D.Yusuf Adil Shah
Explanation: * (a) Krishnadevaraya is correct: Emperor Krishna Deva Raya (reigned 1509–1530) of the Tuluva dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire maintained highly friendly commercial and strategic relations with the Portuguese, benefiting from their import of war horses. In 1510, the Portuguese Governor Afonso de Albuquerque requested permission to construct a fortified outpost at the strategic port of Bhatkal, which Krishna Deva Raya officially granted.
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2024Multi-statement (Traditional Style)Colonial Economic & Land Policies
With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements:
1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.
2. Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A.1 only
B.2 only
C.Both 1 and 2
D.Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation: * Statement 1 is incorrect: Under the Ryotwari system, individual ryots were directly liable to pay revenue assessments to the state. However, there was no baseline provision for revenue remission or exemptions during crop failure; cultivators were harshly forced to pay even during severe droughts or famines. * Statement 2 is correct: The Permanent Settlement rules of 1793 included the strict "Sunset Law". If a Zamindar failed to remit the state's fixed revenue share to the treasury on or before sunset of the specified date, their land rights were stripped and auctioned off by the administration.
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2024Pairs/Matching (How Many Style)Political Parties & Leadership
Consider the following pairs:
Party : Its Leader
1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh : Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
2. Socialist Party : C. Rajagopalachari
3. Congress for Democracy : Jagjivan Ram
4. Swatantra Party : Acharya Narendra Dev
How many of the above are correctly matched?
A.Only one
B.Only two
C.Only three
D.All four
Explanation: * Pair 1 is correctly matched: The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was established on 21 October 1951 in Delhi by founding members including Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Balraj Madhok, and Deendayal Upadhyaya. * Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: C. Rajagopalachari was the founder of the Swatantra Party (established in 1959), which stood for a market-based economy and the dismantling of the license raj. The Socialist Party was associated with leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan. * Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Congress for Democracy (CFD) was a political party founded in 1977 by Jagjivan Ram after he left the Indian National Congress to denounce the Emergency. * Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Acharya Narendra Dev was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party, not the Swatantra Party. * Therefore, exactly two pairs (1 and 3) are correctly matched.
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