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 payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
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A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: 2 and 3 only
Option b is the correct answer.
Pair 1 is incorrect. Aurang was a Persian term for a warehouse. Pair 2 is correct. Banians acted as intermediaries for European merchants in Bengal. Pair 3 is correct. Under the Ryotwari settlement system, the company recognized mirasidars as the sole proprietors of land, dismissing tenants' rights completely.