UPSC Prelims 2020 · GS Paper 1 · Q41

History

Hard · Mughal Era Economic and Administrative Terms

Consider the following pairs of Mughal era terms and their actual meaning:

1. Aurang : An official placed in charge of the state treasury

2. Banian : An Indian agent or broker employed by the English East India Company

3. Mirasidar : A cultivator formally designated as the payer of revenue to the state

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?