Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: The Ain-i Akbari marked a departure from chronicles centred primarily upon dynastic and military events.

Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:
I. It recorded quantitative information about provinces, revenue, occupations and products.
II. It described the administrative establishment and the social and cultural traditions of the empire.

  1. I supports the assertion, but II does not.
  2. II supports the assertion, but I does not.
  3. Neither I nor II supports the assertion.
  4. Both I and II support the assertion.
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