1. What was the Mansabdari system introduced by the Mughals?
   A) A land revenue system
   B) A system of ranking and administration in the Mughal army
   C) A religious taxation policy
   D) A method of trade regulation
   
2. Who introduced the Mansabdari system in the Mughal Empire?
   A) Babur
   B) Akbar
   C) Aurangzeb
   D) Humayun
   
3. What was the role of a Mansabdar in the Mughal administration?
   A) To collect land revenue
   B) To maintain troops for the Mughal army and govern assigned territories
   C) To serve as religious leaders
   D) To oversee trade and commerce
   
4. What were the two main components of the Mansabdari system?
   A) Zat and Sawar
   B) Jagir and Zamindar
   C) Jizya and Iqta
   D) Subah and Sarkar
   
5. What was the function of Zat in the Mansabdari system?
   A) It determined the number of cavalrymen a Mansabdar had to maintain
   B) It ranked the officer’s status and salary in the Mughal administration
   C) It was a tax collected from the Mansabdars
   D) It was a grant of land given to the Mansabdars
   
6. What was the role of Jagirdars in the Mughal Empire?
   A) They were responsible for collecting revenue from the land assigned to them
   B) They led the Mughal army in battles
   C) They were merchants involved in foreign trade
   D) They worked as spies for the emperor
   
7. What was the main difference between Mansabdars and Jagirdars?
   A) Mansabdars were assigned ranks and military duties, while Jagirdars were given land revenue rights
   B) Mansabdars were traders, while Jagirdars were religious leaders
   C) Mansabdars collected taxes, while Jagirdars maintained law and order
   D) Mansabdars were only Rajputs, while Jagirdars were only Mughals
   
8. What happened to a Jagirdar’s land after his death?
   A) It was inherited by his family
   B) It was taken back by the Mughal emperor and reassigned
   C) It was permanently owned by the local rulers
   D) It became tax-free land for religious purposes
   
9. Which Mughal emperor is known for making the Mansabdari system more rigid and reducing the power of the Mansabdars?
   A) Akbar
   B) Jahangir
   C) Aurangzeb
   D) Shah Jahan
   
10. What was the major drawback of the Jagirdari system?
    A) Jagirdars often collected excessive taxes, leading to peasant revolts
    B) Jagirdars did not report to the Mughal emperor
    C) Jagirdars had no role in administration
    D) Jagirdars were responsible for maintaining trade routes
    

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Answers and Explanations

1. B) A system of ranking and administration in the Mughal army
   The Mansabdari system ranked officials and assigned them military and administrative duties.
   
2. B) Akbar
   Akbar introduced the Mansabdari system to strengthen the Mughal administration and army.
   
3. B) To maintain troops for the Mughal army and govern assigned territories
   Mansabdars had to provide cavalry for the Mughal army and also administer their assigned areas.
   
4. A) Zat and Sawar
   Zat determined the rank and salary of a Mansabdar, while Sawar indicated the number of cavalrymen he had to maintain.
   
5. B) It ranked the officer’s status and salary in the Mughal administration
   The Zat rank determined the importance and income of a Mansabdar.
   
6. A) They were responsible for collecting revenue from the land assigned to them
   Jagirdars were given temporary land grants (Jagirs) and collected revenue from them.
   
7. A) Mansabdars were assigned ranks and military duties, while Jagirdars were given land revenue rights
   Mansabdars were ranking officers, while Jagirdars collected land revenue.
   
8. B) It was taken back by the Mughal emperor and reassigned
   Jagirs were not hereditary; they were reassigned by the emperor after the Jagirdar’s death.
   
9. C) Aurangzeb
   Aurangzeb made the Mansabdari system more rigid, reducing the power of the Mansabdars.
   

A) Jagirdars often collected excessive taxes, leading to peasant revolts
Many Jagirdars overtaxed peasants, leading to dissatisfaction and uprisings.