UPSC Civil Services 2020 Prelims General Studies Paper I

Explanation

● Aurang- Aurang is a Persian term for a warehouse – a place where goods are collected before being sold. The word also refers to a workshop for finished goods.

● Banian- The term banian is the Anglicised form of the Sanskrit and Bangla word banik (merchant). In Anglo-Indian society and among the natives to banian was one who was engaged by an individual western merchant or a firm to work for them as a broker, interpreter and agent.

● Mirasidar- It was a hereditary owner, especially of land; (specifically in South India) which was prohibited by law from being sold, and leased instead to tenants for a nominal fee in return for its cultivation.