Q90. Todar Mal’s revenue arrangement based on land surveys, yields and prices was known as what?
[DSSSB MTS, 27 Jul 2026, memory-based paper]
(A) Mansabdari
(B) Ryotwari
(C) Zabti
(D) Jagirdari
Answer: (C) Zabti
Explanation: Zabti involved assessment of agricultural land and crop-wise revenue rates. The dahsala method drew on ten-year averages of output and prices. Ryotwari developed under British rule, whereas jagirdari dealt with assigning rights to revenue.
Q89. In which territories was Akbar’s zabt assessment most effectively implemented?
[Delhi Police Head Constable 2025 session, held 08 Jan 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Unsurveyed new Deccan regions
(B) Well-surveyed core provinces
(C) Rebellious frontiers
(D) Shifting-cultivation forests
Answer: (B) Well-surveyed core provinces
Explanation: Zabt required consistent land measurement and reliable records of crops, output and local prices. Accordingly it functioned best in administratively settled core regions, while difficult terrain and insecure frontiers often relied on other methods of revenue assessment.
Q88. Under the Mughal zabt system, on what basis was land tax assessed?
[SSC MTS 2025 session, held 05 Feb 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Area alone
(B) Crop yields, prices and cultivated area
(C) A uniform sum per peasant
(D) Number of village temples
Answer: (B) Crop yields, prices and cultivated area
Explanation: The zabt method combined measurement of land with crop-specific productivity and price information. Rates were formulated through revenue schedules; cultivated area then helped calculate demand. It was more systematic than imposing a single flat tax on all farmers.
Q87. Whose administrative reforms provided an important model for Akbar’s consolidation of the Mughal state?
[SSC CGL 2025 Tier II, held 19 Jan 2026]
(A) Babur
(B) Humayun
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Jahangir
Answer: (C) Sher Shah Suri
Explanation: Sher Shah Suri pioneered practical revenue documentation, standardized currency and improved routes of communication. Akbar did not simply duplicate these measures; his officers expanded and refined them into a more durable imperial administrative system.
Q86. Which Delhi monument commissioned by Shah Jahan served as the principal royal residence of the Mughal emperors?
[DSSSB MTS, 22 Apr 2026, Shift 1]
(A) Red Fort
(B) Jama Masjid
(C) Humayun’s Tomb
(D) Taj Mahal
Answer: (A) Red Fort
Explanation: Shah Jahan commissioned Delhi’s Red Fort while founding Shahjahanabad as his new capital. The fort accommodated the court, imperial residence and audience halls. This architectural complex became a prominent centre of Mughal political ceremony and administration.
Q85. Under Akbar, who was responsible for overall imperial revenue and financial supervision?
[RRB NTPC (UG), 19 Aug 2025, Shift 2]
(A) Vakil
(B) Subedar
(C) Mir Bakshi
(D) Diwan-i-Kul
Answer: (D) Diwan-i-Kul
Explanation: Diwan-i-Kul designated the senior financial officer responsible for revenue policy and imperial accounts. This official supervised the fiscal machinery, whereas the subedar governed a province and the Mir Bakshi primarily oversaw military personnel and service-related matters.
Q84. Which of these office–function pairs in Mughal administration is correct?
[AP Police Constable (Mains), 01 Jun 2025]
(A) Mir Bakshi — War minister
(B) Chief Qazi — Charities minister
(C) Vazir — Head of village police
(D) Vakil — District accountant
Answer: (A) Mir Bakshi — War minister
Explanation: The Mir Bakshi managed the military establishment and was a senior officer of the imperial court. The chief qazi dealt with judicial affairs, while charity grants were principally connected with the sadr and finance with the diwan.
Q83. Who supplied and managed necessities for the Mughal royal household?
[BPSC District Statistical Officer, 03 Aug 2025]
(A) Mir Bakshi
(B) Diwan-i-Khalsa
(C) Wakil-i-Mutlaq
(D) Mir Saman
Answer: (D) Mir Saman
Explanation: The Mir Saman supervised imperial stores and supplies, including the household workshops called karkhanas. Procurement, storage and distribution for the court required organized management, distinct from the Mir Bakshi’s military duties and the diwan’s fiscal role.
Q82. Which official controlled royal karkhanas, purchases and storage for the Mughal household?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary, 09 Oct 2025, Shift 3]
(A) Mir Bakshi
(B) Mir Saman
(C) Diwan-i-Kul
(D) Sadr-us-Sudur
Answer: (B) Mir Saman
Explanation: Royal karkhanas supplied textiles, equipment, luxury goods and other materials required by the court. Their management fell under the Mir Saman. The office coordinated production, procurement and inventory, illustrating the bureaucratic organization behind imperial consumption.
Q81. Which term identified the major Mughal system of systematic land-revenue assessment?
[DSSSB ASO, 22 Aug 2025, Shift 1]
(A) Sawar
(B) Mansab
(C) Zabt
(D) Zat
Answer: (C) Zabt
Explanation: Zabt was associated with measured agricultural land and crop-specific rates. It became especially important under Akbar, with Todar Mal’s reforms improving assessment procedures. Zat and sawar belonged instead to the ranking system of mansabdars.
