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Canada began building ____ for the first time in 1910 because of British pressure to do so.

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  1. Navy

  2. Railway

  3. Army

  4. Air Force

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
During the early years of the 20th century, there was a growing debate within the British Empire as to the role the Dominions would play in defense and foreign relations. Because of the developing naval arms race with Germany, a key part of this discussion focused on naval issues. In Canada, the naval debate came down to a choice between two options: either the young country could provide funds, support, and manpower to the Royal Navy, or it could form its own navy, which could help support the Royal Navy if necessary. After extensive political debates, Canadian politicians chose the latter option.
On 29 March 1909, George Foster introduced a resolution in the House of Commons calling for the establishment of a Canadian Naval Service. The resolution was not successful; however, on 12 January 1910, the government of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier took Foster's resolution and introduced it as the Naval Service Bill. After the third reading, the bill received royal assent on 4 May 1910, becoming the Naval Service Act which created a Department of the Naval Service under the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, who also became the Minister of the Naval Service. Hence, Option A is correct. The railway started in 1880 while the army was built in 1855. Air Force was built in 1920. Hence, these are incorrect.

Why did European countries want to imperialize Africa?

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  1. They wanted more raw materials and new people for the slave trade

  2. They needed the land for their people

  3. Their military needed bases

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious. During this time of colonisation, an economic depression was occurring in Europe, and powerful countries such as Germany, France, and Great Britain, were losing money. Africa seemed to be out of harm’s way and had an abundance of raw materials from which Europe could make money from. Due to cheap labour of Africans, Europeans easily acquired products like oil, ivory, rubber, palm oil, wood, cotton and gum. These products became of greater significance due to the emergence of the Industrial Revolution. Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options, the countries had adequate land for their people and the strategic military bases were conducive in their home countries with better equipments, hence, these are incorrect. 

Which of the following were the most important taxes?

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  1. Taxes of crops

  2. Taxes of traders

  3. Taxes of crafts persons

  4. Taxes of hunters

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Taxes on crops were the most important. This was because most people were farmers. Usually, the tax was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as bhaga or a share.

During mahajanapadas, crafts persons paid taxes in the form of _______.

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  1. Gold

  2. Silver

  3. Labour

  4. Grains

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The rulers of mahajanapadas were engaged in building forts, maintaining huge armies for the protection of their territory and the subjects. They needed more resources which could be obtained from taxes. Crafts persons paid taxes in the form of labour. For e.g. a coppersmith or weaver would work for the king for a day every month.

During mahajanapadas, usually, the tax was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as _____.

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  1. Bali

  2. Hissa

  3. Bhaga

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The rulers of mahajanapadas were engaged in building forts, maintaining huge armies for the protection of their territory and the subjects. They needed more resources which could be obtained from taxes. Taxes on crops were the most important. Usually, the tax was fixed at 1/6th of what was produced. This was known as bhaga or share.

What did the Devadana type of a land tenure signify?

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  1. Villages donated to Brahmins

  2. Villages donated to the King

  3. Villages donated to the gods

  4. Villages not normally lived in

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Devdana means a gift(dana) to the gods(dev). Most of the Devdana lands were made tax free. The donated land mainly belonged to the temple which employed peasants to cultivate the lands and take the produced crops after making payment to the peasants.  

Which of the following forms of land tenure denoted an entire village being donated to Brahmins?

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  1. Jagir

  2. Zamindari

  3. Brahmadeya

  4. Devadana

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Brahmanas often received land grants or brahmadeya. The brahmanas had exclusive rights on these lands. Each brahmadeya was looked after by an assembly or sabha of prominent Brahmana landholders.

Why did Rajas of the janapadas, start collecting regular taxes?

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  1. For building huge forts

  2. For maintaining big armies

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The rulers of janapadas were engaged in building forts, maintaining huge armies for the protection of their territory and the subjects. They needed more resources which could be obtained from taxes. Crafts persons, farmers, hunter-gatherers, herders were liable to pay these taxes in one form or the other.

Who among the following dharmasastra writers was a minister of the Gahadvala King Govindachandra?

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  1. Vijnanesvara

  2. Apararka

  3. Lakshmidhara

  4. Chandesvara

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Correct Option: C

During the reign of the last Chalukya king Keertivarma the ................. took over the Chalukya kingdom.

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  1. Pallavas

  2. Cholas

  3. Kadambas

  4. Rastrakutas

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Correct Option: D