Match List-I (Term) with List-II (Meaning in the Mughal revenue system).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Jama | (I) Revenue collector |
| (B) Hasil | (II) Amount actually collected |
| (C) Amil-guzar | (III) Officer supervising the fiscal system of the empire |
| (D) Diwan | (IV) Amount assessed |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Jama | (IV) Amount assessed | Revenue was handled in two stages. <strong>Jama</strong> was the first: the amount the state assessed. |
| (B) Hasil | (II) Amount actually collected | <strong>Hasil</strong> was the second stage: what was really collected, which local conditions could keep below the jama. |
| (C) Amil-guzar | (I) Revenue collector | The <strong>amil-guzar</strong> collected revenue. Akbar told him to seek cash but keep payment in kind open. |
| (D) Diwan | (III) Officer supervising the fiscal system of the empire | The <strong>diwan</strong> headed the revenue office (daftar) and supervised the fiscal system of the whole empire. |
NCERT (2026-27): “6. Land Revenue System “The Mughal state tried to first acquire specific information about the extent of the agricultural lands in the empire and what these lands produced before fixing the burden of taxes on people. 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. …” |