Q92 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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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:

A Only 1

B Both 1 and 2

C Only 2

D Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer: (a) Only 1

Explanation

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.
B
Both 1 and 2
Both cannot be correct because mansab was not a hereditary estate in the sense of statement 2.
C
Only 2
Only 2 is the opposite of the doctrine: heredity is the false limb.
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.

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