Correct answer: (b) 3 4 1 2
Explanation
- A
2 4 1 3
(a) 2 4 1 3. Gives Diwan-i-Tan the events-and-farmans brief. That is the waqianavis; Diwan-i-Tan dealt with cash salaries and jagirs.
- B
3 4 1 2
(b) 3 4 1 2. Diwan-i-Tan → jagir and salaries (3), Mustarfi → income–expenditure check (4), Mushrif → office (1), Vakianvis → events and farmans (2). Official key.
- C
1 3 2 4
(c) 1 3 2 4. Opens Diwan-i-Tan as office-keeper and sends waqianavis to the treasury audit—roles reversed.
- D
4 1 2 3
(d) 4 1 2 3. Starts Diwan-i-Tan as state auditor, which is the mustarfi’s work.
Summary. Official key is (b) 3 4 1 2. In Mughal finance, diwan-i-tan administered tankhwah and jagir; mustarfi audited receipts and issues; mushrif kept the office books; waqianavis recorded occurrences and royal orders. Any code that swaps tan with audit or news-writing fails.