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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Effecting clean administration
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedThe Mansabdari system was introduced by Akbar as a comprehensive administrative framework integrating civil and military bureaucracies into a standardized grading hierarchy (Zat and Sawar ranks), aimed at eliminating feudal decentralization, fixing accountability, and establishing clean, uniform administration.
The Mansabdari system combined civil administration, judicial duties, military command, and revenue collection; hence the broader institutional purpose was clean, centralized administration.
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