Match List - I with List - II.
| List – I (Terminologies) | List – II (Meaning) |
| (a) Faujdar | (i) Governor |
| (b) Pargana | (ii) Revenue record keeper |
| (c) Subedar | (iii) Sub-district |
| (d) Qanungo | (iv) Commandants |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (a) - (iv), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)
(a) Faujdar — this matches (iv) Commandants. The faujdars (commandants) were deployed with contingents of heavy cavalry and musketeers in the districts.
(b) Pargana — this matches (iii) Sub-district. The local administration was looked after at the level of the pargana (sub-district).
(c) Subedar — this matches (i) Governor. The head of the provincial administration was the governor (subadar), who reported directly to the emperor.
(d) Qanungo — this matches (ii) Revenue record keeper. The qanungo (keeper of revenue records) was one of the three semi-hereditary officers of the pargana.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Kings and Chronicles’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT (Pre-rationalised): “8.3 Beyond the centre: provincial administration … The division of functions established at the centre was replicated in the provinces (subas) where the ministers had their corresponding subordinates (diwan, bakhshi and sadr). The head of the provincial administration was the governor (subadar) who reported directly to the emperor. The sarkars, into which each suba was divided, often overlapped with the jurisdiction of faujdars (commandants) who were deployed with contingents of heavy cavalry and musketeers in districts. The local administration was looked after at the level of the pargana (sub-district) by three semi-hereditary officers, the qanungo (keeper of revenue records), the chaudhuri (in charge of revenue collection) and the qazi.…” |