Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only I
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. All of the above
Answer:D
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
A. Only I B. I and II C. II and III D. All of the above
Explanation: The word zat means personal. It fixed the personal status of a person, and also the salary due to him. The sawar rank indicated the number of cavalrymen (sawars) a person was required to maintain. A person who was required to maintain as many sawars as his zat rank was placed in the first category of that rank: if he maintained half or more, then in the second category and if he maintained less than half, then in the third category. Thus, there were three categories in every rank (mansab). To reward those who maintained a large quota of sawars for the state, an additional allowance at the rate of Rs. 2 for every sawars was added to the zat salary. No one could have a higher quota or sawars than his zat rank. Although modifications in the system were made from time to time, this remained the basic structure as long as the empire held together.