History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2012 History
In the context of the cultural and ideological framework of the Mughal State, which one of the following statements is not correct?
AThroughout the Mughal period there was a constant process of reconciliation and adjustment between the central power and the regional elite
BBecause of decentralization during the eighteenth century a group of upstarts came up to monopolise the resources of the empire
CThe Mughal process of centralization left no space for the existence of rival principles of organization ✓ Correct
DPossibilities for the diffusion of power had always been there in Mughal India
Correct answer: (C) The Mughal process of centralization left no space for the existence of rival principles of organization — The claim that Mughal centralization left no space for rival principles of organization is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that Mughal centralization left no space for rival principles of organization is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The Mughal state was in fact never wholly centralized in this rigid way.
★It always allowed room for regional elites, zamindars and local powers.
★There was a constant process of reconciliation between the centre and the regions.
★Possibilities for the diffusion of power existed throughout Mughal India.
★In the eighteenth century such forces grew, and new groups rose to seize the empire's resources.
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