Match List I with List II with regard to ‘Ain-i Akbari’:
| List I | List II | ||
| (A) | Manzil-abadi | (I) | Second Book |
| (B) | Sipah-abadi | (II) | First Book |
| (C) | Akbar's auspicious sayings | (III) | Third Book |
| (D) | Mulk-abadi | (IV) | Fourth Book |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(A) Manzil-abadi — this matches (II) First Book. The first book of the Ain, called manzil-abadi, concerns the imperial household and its maintenance.
(B) Sipah-abadi — this matches (I) Second Book. The second book, sipah-abadi, covers the military and civil administration and the establishment of servants.
(C) Akbar's auspicious sayings — this matches (IV) Fourth Book. The fourth and fifth books deal with the religious, literary and cultural traditions of the people of India and also contain a collection of Akbar’s “auspicious sayings”.
(D) Mulk-abadi — this matches (III) Third Book. The third book, mulk-abadi, deals with the fiscal side of the empire and gives rich quantitative information on revenue rates, followed by the “Account of the Twelve Provinces”.
NCERT (2026-27): “8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami … 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. The third book, mulk-abadi, is the one which deals with the fiscal side of the empire and provides rich quantitative information on revenue rates, followed by the ‘Account of the Twelve Provinces’. This section has detailed statistical information, which includes the geographic, topographic and economic profile of all subas and their administrative and fiscal divisions (sarkars, parganas and mahals), total measured area, and assessed revenue… 8. The Ain-i Akbari of Abu’l Fazl Allami … The fourth and fifth books (daftars) deal with the religious, literary and cultural traditions of the people of India and also contain a collection of Akbar’s ‘auspicious sayings’.” |