Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – June 4, 2018

Terms of subsidiary alliance system:

• An Indian ruler entering into a subsidiary alliance with the British would accept British forces within his territory and to pay for their maintenance.

1. The ruler would accept a British Resident in his state.
2. The ruler who entered into a subsidiary alliance would not join any alliance with any other power or declare war against any power without the permission of the British.
3. The ruler would dismiss any Europeans other than the British and avoid employing new ones.
4. The ruler would let the British to resolve any conflict with any other state.
5. The ruler would have his state be protected by the Company from external dangers and internal disorders.
6. If the rulers failed to make the payments that were required by the alliance, part of their territory would be taken away as a penalty.

Punjab and Kashmir supported the British. Not whole of North India participated in the revolt. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

Charles Canning, was the Governor-General of India during the rebellion of 1857. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

Jawaharlal Nehru in his book Discovery of India maintains that the Revolt of 1857 was essentially ‘a feudal uprising though there were some nationalistic elements in it’. This was earlier professed by Moderates. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Raja Ram Mohun Roy

• He was a polyglot who had mastered various languages such as Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, English, Bengali and Hindi
• He was the founder of the Brahma Samaj, which played a major role in reforming and modernising the Indian society
• He formed the Atmiya Sabha as a philosophical discussion circle to debate monotheistic Hindu Vedantism and similar subjects
• He was against idol worship and orthodox Hindu rituals
• He denounced the caste system
• He started a Bengalee journal ‘Sambad Kaumudi’

Samachar Darpan was first Bengalee newspaper published 1818 by Baptist Missionary Society. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

The Faraizi Movement was founded in 1818 by Haji Shariatullah to give up un-Islamic practices and act upon their duties as Muslims. After the death of Haji Shariatullah, his son, Dadu Miyan, led the movement to a more agrarian character. He organised the oppressed peasantry against the oppressive landlords.

Chittur Singh: Leader of Ramosi uprising.

Sidhu and Kanhu: Leaders of Santhal rebellion.

Velu Thampi: Led Travancore rebellion against the British East India Company

1. Chuar and Ho Revolt – 1767-72
2. Munda Rebellion – 1899-1900
3. Sepoy Mutiny – 1857

In the 18th century, the coastal Carnatic region was a dependency of Hyderabad.

Three Carnatic Wars were fought between 1746 and 1763 between British and French. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

It began with Austrian War of Succession and ended with Seven Year War that took place in Europe. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

After the war French company was pushed to a corner and was confined primarily to Pondicherry while The East India company’s dominance eventually led to control by the British Company over most of India.

Lord Warren Hasting was first governor general of Bengal. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.

The Cornwallis Code of 1793:

A comprehensive body of rules dealing with every department of the state was drawn up. Clear division between the administrative and commercial services was made. Hence, statement 2 is correct.

The reform of Cornwallis in the field of justice consisted chiefly in removing the Indian judges and replacing them by Europeans with defined powers. The Collector was invested with certain powers of Criminal justice which he exercises even today.

At the head of each district he appointed a session’s judge. Hence, statement 3 is correct.

Other field where Cornwallis Code initiated reforms were: Police, Land Revenue, Criminal Law, Suppression of Bribery, Europeanization of Administration machinery.