Q87 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

A Dam Copper coin
B Desai Revenue Collector
C Diwan Revenue Chief of a province
D Jarib – A type of tax

Correct answer: (d) Jarib – A type of tax

Explanation

  1. A

    Dam Copper coin

    Dam was a copper coin of the Delhi Sultanate/Mughal system (40 dams = 1 rupee in Akbar’s later account). The pair is treated as correct.

  2. B

    Desai Revenue Collector

    Desai was a revenue collector/official in parts of western India (Maratha/Deccan usage). Treated as correctly matched.

  3. C

    Diwan Revenue Chief of a province

    Diwan (diwan-i-wizarat / provincial diwan) headed revenue in a Mughal province. Correct pair.

  4. D

    Jarib – A type of tax

    Jarib is a measuring chain/rod and the system of land measurement (zabt/jarib), not ‘a type of tax’. That mismatch makes (d) the official key.

Summary. Official key is (d). Jarib is a land-measure, not a tax. Dam is a copper coin; Desai a collector; Diwan a provincial revenue chief.