UPSC Prelims 2021 · Question 48 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2021 question on Nizamat of Arcot
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2021
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectMedieval History
- TopicMiscellaneous Medieval History
- DifficultyHard
- TypeStatement
With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State.
2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire.
3. Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani.
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Answer: B. 2 only
Verdict
Correct statements: 2 only → Option (b).
Statement by statement
Statement 1 – INCORRECT: Nizamat of Arcot was established by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and was the legal dependency of the Nizam of Hyderabad. It did not emerge from the Hyderabad state. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
Statement 2 – CORRECT: Mysore was a small feudatory kingdom under the Vijayanagar Empire. After Vijayanagar fell in 1565, the ruling dynasty of Wodeyars asserted their independence and the Raja Wodeyar ascended the throne in 1578. The capital moved from Mysore to Srirangapatnam in 1610. Hence statement 2 is correct.
Statement 3 – INCORRECT: Several states emerged as a result of the decline of the Mughal Empire. Some of them are Awadh, Bengal, Rohilkhand. The states of Rohilakhand and the kingdom of the Bangash Pathans were a fall out of the Afghan migration into India. Large scale immigration of Afghans into India took place in mid-18th century because of political and economic turmoil in Afghanistan. Ali Muhammad Khan took advantage of the collapse of authority in north India following Nadir Shah's invasion, to set up a petty kingdom, Rohilkhand. Ahmad Shah Durrani was the founder of the state of Afghanistan and ruler of an empire that extended from the Amu Darya to the Indian Ocean and from Khorāsān into Kashmir, the Punjab, and Sindh. Hence statement 3 is not correct.