Match List I with List II:
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Jama | I. | Collected land revenue |
| B. | Hasil | II. | Revenue collector |
| C. | Amil-Guzar | III. | Officer with civil and military duty |
| D. | Mansabdar | IV. | Assessed land revenue |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
A. Jama — this matches IV. Assessed land revenue. Land revenue was fixed in two stages, first assessment and then collection; the jama was the amount assessed.
B. Hasil — this matches I. Collected land revenue. The hasil was the amount collected, as opposed to the jama.
C. Amil-Guzar — this matches II. Revenue collector. Akbar laid down a list of duties for the amil-guzar or revenue collector, who was to try to make cultivators pay in cash.
D. Mansabdar — this matches III. Officer with civil and military duty. The mansabdari system, a military-cum-bureaucratic apparatus, was responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the Mughal state.
NCERT (2026-27): “…The land revenue arrangements consisted of two stages – first, assessment and then actual collection. The jama was the amount assessed, as opposed to hasil, the amount collected. In his list of duties of the amil-guzar or revenue collector, Akbar decreed that while he should strive to make cultivators pay in cash, the option of payment in kind was also to be kept open.… The mansabdari system … The Mughal administrative system had at its apex a militarycum-bureaucratic apparatus ( mansabdari ) which was responsible for looking after the civil and military affairs of the state.…” |