Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Mansab fixed the status of a mansabdar in official hierarchy but not his salary.
  2. Mansab did not fix the number of armed retainers, the mansabdar was supposed to maintain.
  3. Mansabdari was a single service combining both civil and military responsibilities.
  4. All holders of mansab were called amir-I azam.

  1. 2 and 3 only

  2. 3 only

  3. 1, 2 and 4

  4. 4 only

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 3 alone is correct - the mansabdari system uniquely combined both civil and military responsibilities in a single service. Statements 1, 2, and 4 are incorrect: mansab did determine salary and armed retainer numbers, and 'amir-I azam' was a specific high rank, not a generic term for all mansabdars.

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