Multiple choice

Consider the following statements: Under Todar Mal's bandobast in Akbar's administration

  1. the State was to advance loans to the cultivators which could be paid in easy annual installments.
  2. remissions of revenue were granted in bad season.
  3. the revenue collectors were required to write officially annual reports about the work, character and integrity of their subordinates.
  4. the accounts were to be kept in Hindi. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1, 2 and 3

  3. 3 and 4

  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Todar Mal's bandobast system included provisions for agricultural loans (taqavi) and revenue remissions during poor harvests. Collectors were indeed required to maintain detailed records of their subordinates' conduct, but the accounts were generally maintained in Persian, not Hindi.

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