With reference to the Mansabdari system,which of the statements is/are correct?1.The Mansabdari system was the official nobility of the state, started by Akbar.2.A Mansabdar was hereditary.Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. A

   Only 1

   Statement 1 is correct: Akbar organised the mansabdari official nobility. Statement 2 is incorrect: a mansab was not hereditary as a rule; rank and office depended on imperial pleasure and could be revised. Hence only 1 — the official key.

2. B

   Both 1 and 2

   Both cannot be correct because mansab was not a hereditary estate in the sense of statement 2.

3. C

   Only 2

   Only 2 is the opposite of the doctrine: heredity is the false limb.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Statement 1 is true, so ‘neither’ is wrong.

Summary. Official key is (a) only 1. Mansabdari is Akbar’s ranked nobility; it was not hereditary. Zat and sawar could be changed by the emperor.