Consider the following statements : Ahadis were those troopers who I. > offered their services singly. II. > did not attach themselves to any chief. III. > had the emperor as their immediate colonel. IV. > attached themselves to Mirzas. Of these statement

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Q: 39 (IAS/1998)
Consider the following statements : Ahadis were those troopers who
I. offered their services singly.
II. did not attach themselves to any chief.
III. had the emperor as their immediate colonel.
IV. attached themselves to Mirzas.

Of these statements :

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'ahadis': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'immediate colonel': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'emperor': [2, 1, 1, 3], 'troopers': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'chief': [4, 1, 3, 13]}

Ahadis were a special class of soldiers or troopers in medieval India who didn`t serve any specific chief but instead they offered their services singly. They had a direct allegiance to the emperor, who functioned as their immediate colonel. This is the substance of statement I, II, and III, thus making option 2 correct.

Looking at the other options:

Option 1 is incorrect because statement IV, `attached themselves to Mirzas`, contradicts the nature of Ahadis who didn`t assign themselves to any chief, Mirzas included.

Option 3 is partially correct, as it only includes statement II and III, but misses out on statement I which is equally significant.

Lastly, Option 4 is incorrect because it includes statement IV, which mismatches the Ahadis` characteristics, and also excludes statement II and III. Furthermore, it includes statement I which alone doesn`t provide a complete description of Ahadis.