CAPF (AC) 2021 (Paper-1) (Question 51-100)

Total Questions: 50

11. Which of the following statements about Akbar are correct?

1. In 1560s, Akbar had the Fort of Agra constructed.

2. In 1570s, Akbar decided to build a new capital at Fatehpur Sikri.

3. Akbar also commissioned a white marble tomb of shaikh Salim Chishti at Sikri.

4. In 1585, Akbar decided to shift the capital back to Agra.

Which the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 and 4 only

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:During 1560s Akbar constructed Agra Fort. In 1570s Akbar decided to built a new capital named Fatehpur Sikri. He commissioned the construction of a white marble tomb for Shaikh Salim Chisti. In 1585 Akbar decided to transfer the capital to Lahore (Not Agra) in order to bring northwest region under his direct control.

12. Which of the following statements about Amaranayakes of Vijayanagara are correct?

1. The Amaranayakas were millitary commanders who were given lerritories to given try the kaya.

2. In lieu of their service and ales to maintain their contingents, they were paid in cash.

3. They maintained atipulated contingents and elephants.

4. They used to send tribute to the king annually and personally appeared in the royal court with gifts to express their loyalty.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

Solution:The amara-nayaka system was a political innovation of the Vijayanagara Empire as they played a very important role in the empire. They were the military commanders of Vijayanagara. Their duties were to collect taxes and other dues from peasants, trades and others. They provided an effective fighting force to the rulers of Vijayanagara.

It is likely that many features of this system were derived from the Iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate.
The Amara-Nayakas were military commanders who were given territories to govern by the Raya. They collected taxes and other dues from peasants, craftspersons, and traders in the area.
They retained part of the revenue for personal use and for maintaining a stipulated contingent of horses and elephants. These contingents provided the Vijayanagara kings with an effective fighting force with which they brought the entire southern peninsula under their control.
Some of the revenue was also used for the maintenance of temples and irrigation works. The Amara-Nayak sent tribute to the king annually and personally, appeared in the royal court with gifts to express their loyalty.

13. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. Permanent Settlement Lord Cornwallis

2. Ryotwari Settlement : Thomas Munro

3. Mahalwari Settlement Holt Mackenzie

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:1 and 2 statements are correct. Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis and covered Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, parts of Northern Karnataka, etc. It was also known as Zamindari system as zamindars were recognized as the owners of the land.

Ryotwari system, one of the three principal methods of revenue collection in British India was prevalent in most of southern India, being the standard system of the Madras Presidency, the system was devised by Capt. Alexander Read and Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Munro at the end of the 18th century.

The word mahalwari is derived from the Hindi mahal, meaning a house or, by extension, a district; it was introduced by Holt Mackenzie and reviewed under lord William Bentick in 1833. This system was introduced in North-West Frontier, Agra, Central Province, Gangetic Valley, Punjab, etc.

14. Who among the following assumed the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah to set himself up as an independent ruler with his base in Hyderabad?

(a) Kartalab Khan
(b) Bahadur Shah
(c) Alivardi Khan
(d) Chin Qilich Khan

Correct Answer: (d) Chin Qilich Khan

Solution:Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (20 August 1671-1 June 1748) also known as Chin Qilich Khan was a nobleman of Indian and Turkic descent and the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty. He established the Hyderabad state, and ruled it from 1724 to 1748.

15. Which one of the following fundamental rights has not been provided to a person?

(a) Protection against prosecution and punishment for the same offence more than once
(b) To refuse to give his/her sample of handwriting as evidence to support a prosecution against him/her
(c) To act as a witness against himself/herself
(d) Right not to be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in fore at the time of commission of the act charged as an offence

Correct Answer: (c) To act as a witness against himself/herself

Solution:A person has the right not to act as a witness against himself/herself. This means that an individual cannot be compelled to testify or provide evidence that may incriminate them in a criminal case, as per the principle of self-incrimination.

16. The constitution of India contains no provision for the constitution of municipalities in every State for

(a) a Nagar Panchayat
(b) a Municipal Council
(c) a Municipal Corporation
(d) an Urban Panchayat

Correct Answer: (d) an Urban Panchayat

Solution:Constitutional provision for Municipality does not have provision for Urban Panchayat.

The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992, proposes to constitute a uniform structure of Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats in transitional areas. This Act granted the Urban Local Government a constitutional status. Presently, the Urban Local Government has three categories-

(a) Nagar Panchayat for a transitional area, i.e., an area in transition from a rural to an urban area,

(b) Municipal Council for smaller urban area and

17. Consider the following quote:

"On the 26th January, 1950, we are going to enter a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality."

To whom among the following leaders is this quote attributed?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Somnath Lahiri

Correct Answer: (c) B. R. Ambedkar

Solution:BR Ambedkar has given warnings in his last speech regarding the constitution and problems to come after its enactment in 1949. These are the excerpts from his warnings given during final constitution discussion in the constituent assembly.

18. Which one of the following powers has not been conferred on the President of India?

(a) Appointment of Prime Minister
(b) To decide at his/her discretion any question regarding disqualification of a Member of the Parliament
(c) To grant pardon to a person who has been punished by a court martial
(d) To remove a Judge of the High Court

Correct Answer: (b) To decide at his/her discretion any question regarding disqualification of a Member of the Parliament

Solution:President of India can appoint Prime minister as per provision provided in article 75, he can grant pardon to a person who has been punished by court martial as per article 72 of the constitution and he can remove a judge of high court just on the grounds as judge of Supreme court is removed.

Statement is (c) is correct as President, whatsoever has no authority on disqualifying members of parliament as that authority lies with Speaker of the house of the Parliament.

19. Which one of the following statements with regard to Maneka Gandhi vs, Union of India case, 1978 is not correct?

(a) It was held that Article 19 and Article 21 are not. watertight compartments.
(b) It was held that a law coming under Article 21 may not satisfy the requirements of Article 19.
(c) A fair trial eliminates the biases against the accused in the trial.
(d) The right to life under Article 21 does not include the right to die.

Correct Answer: (b) It was held that a law coming under Article 21 may not satisfy the requirements of Article 19.

Solution:The fundamental rights conferred in Part III of the Constitution are not distinctive nor mutually exclusive." Any law depriving a person of his personal liberty has to stand a test of one or more of the fundamental rights conferred under Article 19.

The phrase used in Article 21 is "procedure established by law" instead of due process of law which is said to have procedures that are free from arbitrariness and irrationality. There is a clear infringement of the basic ingredient of principles of natural justice and hence, it cannot be condemned as unfair and unjust even when a statute is silent on it.

20. A shopkeeper gives two consecutive discounts of 10% and 5% respectively on his items. He then adds 20% GST on his items. If an item has marked price₹2,000, how much more or less of the actual price of the item a customer has to pay?

(a) 2.6% less
(b) 2.6% more
(c) Same price
(d) 5.2% more

Correct Answer: (b) 2.6% more

Solution:M.P. of the article = 2000

After discount the S.P. of the article

= 2000 × 9/10 × 19/20

(: 10% = 1/10 and 5% = 1/20)

= ₹1710

= 1710 × 6/5 = ₹2052

∴ Customer has to pay = (2052-2000) = ₹52 more

∴ Required percentage = 52/2000 × 100= 2.6% more

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