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  1. Question 01

    In the Mungi-Shevgaon arrangement the Marathas gained the right to collect chauth and sardeshmukhi. Which one of the following gives the correct shares of the revenue?

    1. Option A: Chauth one-third and sardeshmukhi one-tenth
    2. Option B: Chauth one-fourth and sardeshmukhi one-tenth
    3. Option C: Chauth one-fourth and sardeshmukhi one-fifth
    4. Option D: Chauth one-tenth and sardeshmukhi one-fourth
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B. Chauth one-fourth and sardeshmukhi one-tenth

    **Why B is correct.** **Chauth** was **one-fourth (25%)** and **sardeshmukhi** an additional **one-tenth (10%)**. **Why A is incorrect.** **One-third** is not the chauth share. **Why C is incorrect.** **One-fifth** is not the sardeshmukhi share. **Why D is incorrect.** This **reverses** the two levies.

  2. Question 02

    The Hyderabad State Bank, founded by Osman Ali Khan in 1941 as the central bank of the state, later became

    1. Option A: the Imperial Bank of India
    2. Option B: the Reserve Bank of India
    3. Option C: the State Bank of Hyderabad
    4. Option D: the Andhra Bank
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: C. the State Bank of Hyderabad

    **Why C is correct.** The **Hyderabad State Bank** (**1941**) was renamed the **State Bank of Hyderabad**, which merged with the **State Bank of India** in **2017**. **Why A is incorrect.** The **Imperial Bank** was formed in **1921** from the Presidency banks. **Why B is incorrect.** The **Reserve Bank of India** was set up in **1935** as a national central bank. **Why D is incorrect.** **Andhra Bank** was founded in **Machilipatnam** in **1923** by **Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya**.

  3. Question 03

    'Salar Jung' is a title. The original name of Salar Jung I, the Diwan of Hyderabad from 1853, was

    1. Option A: Mir Mahboob Ali Khan
    2. Option B: Mir Qamruddin Siddiqi
    3. Option C: Mir Laiq Ali Khan
    4. Option D: Mir Turab Ali Khan
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: D. Mir Turab Ali Khan

    **Why D is correct.** **Salar Jung I** was **Mir Turab Ali Khan**. **Why A is incorrect.** **Mir Mahboob Ali Khan** was the **sixth Nizam**. **Why B is incorrect.** **Mir Qamruddin Siddiqi** was **Nizam-ul-Mulk**, the founder. **Why C is incorrect.** **Mir Laiq Ali Khan** was his son, **Salar Jung II**.

  4. Question 04

    In 1919 Osman Ali Khan ended his direct rule and formed an Executive Council, which was presided over by the Diwan

    1. Option A: Sir Mirza Ismail
    2. Option B: Sir Sayyid Ali Imam
    3. Option C: Kishen Pershad
    4. Option D: Sir Akbar Hydari
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: B. Sir Sayyid Ali Imam

    **Why B is correct.** **Sir Sayyid Ali Imam** presided over the **Executive Council** created in **1919**. **Why A is incorrect.** **Mirza Ismail** held office in **1946–47**. **Why C is incorrect.** **Kishen Pershad** was Diwan during **1901–12** and **1926–37**. **Why D is incorrect.** **Hydari** was President of the Council later, from **1937**.

  5. Question 05

    A French officer commanded a battalion in the service of Nizam Ali Khan. The people of Hyderabad called him 'Moosa Ram', and a locality of the city still carries the name. He was

    1. Option A: Michel Joachim Marie Raymond
    2. Option B: Bussy
    3. Option C: James Achilles Kirkpatrick
    4. Option D: Dupleix
    Answer and explanation

    Answer: A. Michel Joachim Marie Raymond

    **Why A is correct.** **Raymond**, commander of the French-trained force at Hyderabad, was called **Moosa Ram**; the locality is **Moosarambagh**. **Why B is incorrect.** **Bussy** served **Salabat Jung** earlier, in the 1750s. **Why C is incorrect.** **Kirkpatrick** was the **British Resident**, not a French officer. **Why D is incorrect.** **Dupleix** was the French Governor at **Pondicherry**, not an officer of the Nizam.

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