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?