History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET June 2014 History
'Spending, not hoarding, was the dominant characteristic of the pattern of the life of the nobles.' The above remark was made by:
AK.M. Ashraf
BMoreland ✓ Correct
CM. Athar Ali
DR.P. Tripathi
Correct answer: (B) Moreland — W.H. Moreland made this remark, so the answer is Moreland.
Explanation
★W.H. Moreland made this remark, so the answer is Moreland.
★He observed that the Mughal nobles spent rather than saved their wealth.
★They lived in great display and luxury at the court.
★Their incomes lapsed to the state on their death.
★So they had little reason to hoard for their heirs.
★Moreland was a noted historian of the Mughal economy.
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