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Doubt Clearance Thread: UPSC 2021

"When in doubt, observe and ask questions. When certain, observe at length and ask many more questions."

Created this thread as a one stop solution for all members so that all the doubts wherein any conceptual clarification is required can be solved here. 

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Consider the following statements :
1. Under Akbar, the system of Zabt was established over a large area from Punjab to Awadh. 
2. In the seventeenth century North India, the system of Zabt lost much ground to the system of Kankut. 
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

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a printer numbers the pages of a book starting with  1 and uses 3089 digits in all. How many pages does the book have?
a)1040
b)1048
c)1049
d)1050
can someone explain how to do this type of ques

for numbers 1 to 9->9 digits
for 10 to 99->90*2 = 180 digits
for 100 to 999->900*3= 2700 digits

so till page number 999 we have 9+180+2700 =2889digits
given in question= 3089 digits
we need 3089-2889 more digits= 200
after 1000, every number contains 4 digits
therefore, we need 200/4 more numbers= 50
So the pages are numbered till 1049 (since the first 4 digit number would be 1000)


Archand,
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Will someone please explain in simple words, important points related to Public Safety Bills and Industrial Dispute bills during British Rule?
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Consider the following statements :
1. Under Akbar, the system of Zabt was established over a large area from Punjab to Awadh. 
2. In the seventeenth century North India, the system of Zabt lost much ground to the system of Kankut. 
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

I just know what the terms mean. 

zabt = land revenue at current prices

Kankut = land revenue at constant prices

But my random guess for above is C. 

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Will someone please explain in simple words, important points related to Public Safety Bills and Industrial Dispute bills during British Rule?

Public safety bill = british govt doing to foreign grps/nationals at that time what Indian govt has done to amnesty international. For the fear of riots, regulating it's accounts and deporting foreigners associated with communism (Just to simplify understanding)

Trade disputes bill = ban on strikes. Tribunals for "amicable solutions". 

These steps may have been taken since CPI was officially formed in 1925. 

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@Rj_Khan is it D


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@EiChan so this is from CAPF 2021, I saw some post paper analysis and most folks put the answer to be A. I'm still skeptical about the second statement and looking for a reliablensource to confirm its (in)correctness


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@Rj_Khan 2nd one is straight wrong kankut was an earlier practice and they wanted to replace it 
regarding zabti in NCERT says above is correct 
but all these systems were going on simultaneously there was no single system in an area .


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"Birsa Munda’s struggle was not aimed against the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871" - is this statement true? .. I could not validate this

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One source says Greater One Horned Rhino is the largest species of rhino.

Another source says White Rhino is second largest land mammal after African elephant.

Which species is the largest then? Greater One Horned or white?

BD,
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Is the answer a, or b? 

Not "liquid". A most probably

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"Birsa Munda’s struggle was not aimed against the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871" - is this statement true? .. I could not validate this

As far as I remember it was against the activities of christian missionaries and had nothing to do with Criminal Tribes act, 1871

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Will someone please explain in simple words, important points related to Public Safety Bills and Industrial Dispute bills during British Rule?

Given in spectrum. Provisions have been explained by@Shailputri . Adding few pieces of information from the spectrum that the Public safety bill was defeated by Indian members in the assembly and M. Nehru had spoken in detail against it. Bhagat Singh, Raj guru, etc had thrown bombs in the assembly against the passage of the bill in 1929. 

sjerngal,
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Exactly the unconspicuous positioning of liquid is notorious to say the least 😂


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@EiChan i think the requirement is not all lands but just a "large" part as per the question. 


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Will someone please explain in simple words, important points related to Public Safety Bills and Industrial Dispute bills during British Rule?

Given in spectrum. Provisions have been explained by@Shailputri . Adding few pieces of information from the spectrum that the Public safety bill was defeated by Indian members in the assembly and M. Nehru had spoken in detail against it. Bhagat Singh, Raj guru, etc had thrown bombs in the assembly against the passage of the bill in 1929. 

I think they were unable to defeat the bill and it was passed later on. 

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@Rj_Khan a is correct then , i did not read in depth just glanced over :p


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Which mughal emperor had the longest reign - Aurangzeb or Akbar??
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Will someone please explain in simple words, important points related to Public Safety Bills and Industrial Dispute bills during British Rule?

Given in spectrum. Provisions have been explained by@Shailputri . Adding few pieces of information from the spectrum that the Public safety bill was defeated by Indian members in the assembly and M. Nehru had spoken in detail against it. Bhagat Singh, Raj guru, etc had thrown bombs in the assembly against the passage of the bill in 1929. 

I think they were unable to defeat the bill and it was passed later on. 

Spectrum is wrong here?

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Spectrum is wrong here?

When it was introduced in 1928 - it was defeated 62 by 61 with casting vote of vithalbhai patel. But it was later reintroduced again in 1929 as an ordinance when bhagat singh threw the bomb at the assembly. 

Ordinance did come into effect. 

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