{"id":2485,"date":"2025-05-02T14:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2485"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:46:59","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-history-of-india-consider-the-following-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-history-of-india-consider-the-following-pairs","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Aurang<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>In-charge of treasury of the State<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Banian<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>Indian agent of the East India Company<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Mirasidar<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><td>Designated revenue payer to the State<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aurang:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The term<strong>\u00a0\u201cAurang\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0is a Persian term, actually\u00a0<strong>refers to a warehouse or a place where goods are stored<\/strong>\u00a0before being sold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does not specifically denote the in-charge of the treasury of the State.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Banian:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The term<strong>\u00a0\u201cBanian\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0refers to a\u00a0<strong>merchant or an Indian agent who acted on behalf of the East India Company.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They served as brokers, interpreters, and agents for European merchants in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mirasidar:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The term \u201c<strong>Mirasidar\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>designates\u00a0<strong>individuals recognized as the sole proprietors of land under the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/ryotwari-settlement-upsc\/\">ryotwari settlement<\/a>\u00a0system.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They were responsible for paying revenue to the State.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Aurang \u2013 In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian \u2013 Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar \u2013 Designated revenue payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is\/are correctly matched? 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