{"id":85032,"date":"2025-06-01T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85032"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:00:32","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-about-mughal-mansab-system-are-cor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-about-mughal-mansab-system-are-cor\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements about &#8216;Mughal Mansab&#8217; system are cor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about &#8216;Mughal Mansab&#8217; system are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. &#8216;Zat&#8217; rank was an indicator of a Mansabdar&#8217;s position in the imperial hierarchy and the salary of the Mansabdar.<\/li>\n<li>2. &#8216;Sawar&#8217; rank indicated the number of horsemen the Mansabdar was required to maintain.<\/li>\n<li>3. In the seventeenth century, Mansabdars holding 1000 or above &#8216;Sawar&#8217; rank were designated as nobles (Umara).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nAll three statements about the Mughal Mansab system are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Mansabdari system was a military and administrative system introduced by Akbar.<br \/>\n1.  &#8216;Zat&#8217; was the personal rank, indicating the holder&#8217;s status in the hierarchy and determining the basic salary.<br \/>\n2.  &#8216;Sawar&#8217; was the cavalry rank, indicating the number of horsemen a Mansabdar was required to maintain and the associated grant for their upkeep.<br \/>\n3.  High-ranking Mansabdars, especially those with 1000 Zat and\/or Sawar rank and above (though the threshold varied slightly over time), were generally considered part of the &#8216;Umara&#8217; or nobility.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Mansab system was a complex graded system. A Mansabdar was a military unit within the imperial bureaucracy, responsible for military service and civil administration. The distinction between Zat and Sawar ranks was crucial, especially later in the system&#8217;s evolution, with concepts like &#8216;do aspa seh aspa&#8217; also developing to differentiate the number of horses maintained per trooper. The &#8216;Umara&#8217; constituted the elite of the Mughal administration and military.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements about &#8216;Mughal Mansab&#8217; system are correct? 1. &#8216;Zat&#8217; rank was an indicator of a Mansabdar&#8217;s position in the imperial hierarchy and the salary of the Mansabdar. 2. &#8216;Sawar&#8217; rank indicated the number of horsemen the Mansabdar was required to maintain. 3. 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