Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Read the passage and answer the question:

The Ain-i Akbari was the culmination of a large historical, administrative project of classification undertaken by Abu’l Fazl at the order of Emperor Akbar. It was completed in 1598, the forty-second regnal year of the emperor, after having gone through five revisions. The Ain was part of a larger project of history writing commissioned by Akbar.

What is the name of the book which is a part of Ain-i-Akbari and concerns the 'imperial household and its maintenance'?

Options:

sipah-abadi

manzil-abadi

mulk-abadi

Account of the Twelve Provinces

Correct Answer:

manzil-abadi

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - manzil-abadi

The Ain is made up of five books (daftars), of which the first three books describe the administration. The first book, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration and the establishment of servants. This book includes notices and short biographical sketches of imperial officials (mansabdars), learned men, poets and artists.