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Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

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 ?

This questions was previously asked in

UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2020)

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

3 only

1, 2 and 3

Aurang was a Persian term for a warehouse – a place where goods are collected before being sold. The term also refers to a workshop.
The term banian is the Anglicised form of the Sanskrit and Bangla word banik (merchant). In Anglo-Indian society and among the natives too a banian was one who was engaged by an individual western merchant or a firm to work for them as a broker, interpreter and agent.
Under the ryotwari settlement system, the government recognized mirasidars as the sole proprietors of land, dismissing tenants’ rights completely.

Hence only statements 2&3 are correct.

By: Abhipedia