Correct answer: (d) Jarib – A type of tax
Explanation
- A
Dam Copper coin
Dam was a copper coin of the Delhi Sultanate/Mughal system (40 dams = 1 rupee in Akbar’s later account). The pair is treated as correct.
- B
Desai Revenue Collector
Desai was a revenue collector/official in parts of western India (Maratha/Deccan usage). Treated as correctly matched.
- C
Diwan Revenue Chief of a province
Diwan (diwan-i-wizarat / provincial diwan) headed revenue in a Mughal province. Correct pair.
- D
Jarib – A type of tax
Jarib is a measuring chain/rod and the system of land measurement (zabt/jarib), not ‘a type of tax’. That mismatch makes (d) the official key.
Summary. Official key is (d). Jarib is a land-measure, not a tax. Dam is a copper coin; Desai a collector; Diwan a provincial revenue chief.