Question

Mansabdari System but the authority bestowed upon them was not unbridled but with the direct control of these nobles in the hands of the king was introduced by ______
A. Akbar
B. Sher Shah
C. Humanyun
D. Jahangir

Answer 1

Hint:The Mansabdari system was the administrative system prevalent in the Mughal Empire during 1571. The mansabdars constituted the ruling section in the imperial structure. The Mansabdars were the pillars of the Mughal administration.

Complete answer:
The mansabdari System was a new administrative machinery and revenue system introduced by Akbar in 1571. The entire nobility, in fact belonged to mansabs, but the authority bestowed upon them was limited with the direct control of these nobles in the hands of the king.
The Mansabdars were paid in two ways. Those who received their salary in cash were known as naqdi and those who were paid through assignments of jagirs or lands were called jagirdars.
The mansabdars were often transferred from the civil administration to the military department and vice versa.
Every mansabdar was given the rank of both zat and sawar. One is a personal rank and the other is a military rank respectively. A higher rank did not necessarily mean a higher post. After the death or dismissal of a mansabdar his personal estate was confiscated by the emperor deducting what he owed to the state the balance was returned to his heir.

The correct answer is option A.

Note:While the rank of zat fixed the number of other soldiers under a mansabdar, the rank of sawar fixed the number of his horsemen. There were thirty-three categories of the Mansabdars in total. The lowest-ranked mansabdar commanded only ten soldiers while the highest commanded ten thousand soldiers. Only the princes of the royal family and some important Rajput rulers were given a mansab of ten thousand.