Match the LIST-I with LIST-II:
| LIST-I Meanings | LIST-II Terms | ||
| A. | Responsible for supervising the fiscal system of the empire | I. | Daftar of the Diwan |
| B. | Responsible for collection of revenue | II. | Amil-guzar |
| C. | The amount assessed as tax from a land | III. | Jama |
| D. | The amount collected as tax from a land | IV. | Hasil |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
(A) Responsible for supervising the fiscal system of the empire — this matches (I) Daftar of the Diwan. Land revenue was the economic mainstay of the Mughal Empire, and the office (daftar) of the diwan supervised the whole fiscal system.
(B) Responsible for collection of revenue — this matches (II) Amil-guzar. The amil-guzar was the revenue collector. Akbar told him to try to collect revenue in cash, while keeping payment in kind open.
(C) The amount assessed as tax from a land — this matches (III) Jama. Revenue was fixed in two stages, first assessment and then collection; the jama was the amount assessed.
(D) The amount collected as tax from a land — this matches (IV) Hasil. The hasil was the amount actually collected, which could differ from the jama.
NCERT (2025-26): “6. Land Revenue System … Revenue from the land was the economic mainstay of the Mughal Empire. It was therefore vital for the state to create an administrative apparatus to ensure control over agricultural production, and to fix and collect revenue from across the length and breadth of the rapidly expanding empire. This apparatus included the office (daftar) of the diwan who was responsible for supervising the fiscal system of the empire. Thus revenue officials and record keepers penetrated the agricultural domain and became a decisive agent in shaping agrarian relations. 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.…” |