With respect to the Amara-Nayaka System, consider the following statements:
1. The Amara-Nayaka System was influenced by the iqta system of the Delhi Sultanate.
2. Amara Nayakas were military commanders, whose main work was to collect revenue.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
• The Amara-Nayaka system was a major political innovation of the Vijayanagar Empire. 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 the peasants, crafts persons 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 Vijayanagar kings with an effective fighting force, with which they brought the entire southern peninsula under their control.
Nine litres are drawn from a cask full of water and it is then filled with milk, Nine litres of mixture are drawn and the cask is again filled with milk, The quantity of water now left in the cask to that of the milk in it is 16 : 9. How much does the cask hold?
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Sustainable development requires which of the following? 1. Preservation of ecological resources and greater use of renewable resources. 2. Encouragement to the use of environmentally-safe technologies for development purposes. 3. Formulation and implementation of policy framework for people-security and human justice, including ecological and economic security. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Consider the following statements about the Cabinet Mission: 1. Stafford Cripps was the Chairman of the Mission. 2. It supported the cause of Pakistan’s independence. 3. It recommended that provinces will have residuary powers. Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
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The identity platform 'Aadhaar' provides open "Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)". What does it imply ? 1. It can be integrated into any electronic device. 2. Online authentication using iris is possible. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?
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