With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Aurang In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar Designated revenue payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is/are co

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Q: (IAS/2020)
With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs:
1. Aurang In-charge of treasury of the State
2. Banian Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar Designated revenue payer to the State

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'indian agent': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'revenue payer': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'treasury': [2, 0, 1, 1], 'east india company': [4, 0, 2, 1], 'mirasidar': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

The correct answer is option (b), i.e. 2 and 3 only.

Aurang refers to a Mughal official who was in charge of the Imperial Mints. Banian was a term used for an Indian merchant or moneylender who acted as an intermediary between the British East India Company and the Indian peasants. Mirasidar was a person who had been given the hereditary right to collect and pay revenue to the state from a particular piece of land.

Therefore, only the pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.