UPSC Prelims 2020 – Question 21

Here is Question No. 21 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2020.

Q21 With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:

1. Aurang: In charge of the treasury of the State
2. Banian: Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar: Designated revenue payer to the State.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: B

• Pair 1 is not correctly matched: Aurang is a Persian term for a warehouse where goods are collected before being sold.
• Pair 2 is correctly matched: The word Bania (also Vania) is derived from the Sanskrit vanij, meaning ‘a merchant’. The term is widely used to identify members of the traditional mercantile or business castes of India. Banias were bankers, moneylenders, traders, and shopkeepers. During the British rule, Banians acted as intermediaries for European merchants in Bengal.
• Pair 3 is correctly matched: Under the ryotwari settlement system, the government recognized miradors as the sole proprietors of land, dismissing tenants’ rights completely. Mirasidars were the designated revenue payer to the State.

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