Umara and Jagirdars constituted a powerful section of the _______ administration.
A: Maratha
B: Sikh
C: Jat
D: Mughal

Hint: In the 18th Century, Umara means ‘a high noble’ and Jagirdar means ‘the holder of Jagir. Jagir is a medieval land grant in India.

Complete Step by Step Answer:

Option A: A powerful section of Maratha administration were peshwas who later led the Maratha empire. Umara and Jagirdars did not constitute a powerful section of the Maratha administration. Hence this is the incorrect option.

Option B: The Sikhs organised into a political community during the seventeenth century. In The eighteenth century, the Sikhs organised themselves into a number of packs called Jathas and later called misls. Umara and Jagirdars did not constitute a powerful section of the Sikh administration. Hence this is the incorrect option.


Option C: The Jats were prosperous with agriculture. The dominated areas like Panipat and Ballabgarh for trading. Umara and Jagirdars did not constitute a powerful section of the Sikh administration. Hence this is the incorrect option.

Option D: Umara and Jagirdars constituted a powerful section of the Mughal administration. The meaning of Umara was ‘a high noble’ and the meaning of Jagirdar was the one who holds a jagir. Jagir was a primitive land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of Jagirdar system. This is the correct answer.

The correct answer to the above question is option D because Umara and jagirdars constituted a powerful section of the Mughal administration.

Note: Remember that Jagirdari system was introduced by Delhi Sultanate and it was continued during the Mughal Empire but with some difference in it. This will help answering the above question.