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4. Facts relating to Mughal administration of the medieval period.

The first time in Indo-Islamic literature the Ain-i-Akbari expounds the principles of
taxation.

ii. Akbar’s ministry comprised four members. Wakil (Prime Minister), Wazir (Finance

Minister), Mir Bakshi (Minister In-charge of Army and Administrations) , Sadr-us-Sudur
(In-charge of Religion and Charities).

Practically all services exception of the religious and judicial were organized on a
military basis and were controlled and paid by the military department.

iv. The king was the fountain head of all authority except judiciary and military.
A) i and ii are correct B) iii and iv are correct
C) i, ii, iii are correct D) ii, iii, iv are correct

5. Facts relating to Socio-Religious Reform Movement.

The one idea that haunted Vivekananda during his parivrajaka (wandering) days was
how to make the Vedanta practical.

ii. Rammohan Roy was fully alive to the challenges that had come to India in the form

of western civilization and felt strongly the need for a new philosophy which would,
without sacrificing the genuine spiritual heritage if India, absorb and assimilate the
modernism imported from the west.

Prarthana Samaj followers devoted their attention mainly to social reform-interlining
inter-marriage, remarriage of widows and improvement of the lot of women and the
depressed classes.

. Annie Besant believed that a revival and reintroduction of India’s ancient ideals and

institutions could solve most of the problems.

A) i, ii, iii, iv are correct B) ii, iii, iv are correct

C) iii and iv are correct D) ii only correct

6. Facts relating to Rise of Extremism.

. Recognition of the true nature of British rule.
. Deteriorating economic condition of India.
. Lytton and Curzon’s progressive administrative policies.

iv. Contemporary international influence.
A) i and ii are correct B) i, ii, iv are correct
C) iii and iv are correct D) ii, iii, iv are correct