Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List – I (Officer) A) Diwan-i-Tan B) Multafi C) Diwana Khalsa D) Wakianvis List – II (Assign Duty) 1) caretaker of royal land 2) Maintained a proper list of main events 3) Look after the Jagir and Salaries 4) Examine the income-expenditure of State

The correct answer is B (A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2). Each officer had a distinct revenue, records or audit role in the Mughal administrative structure.

• A) Diwan-i-Tan matches 3. This officer handled the salaries of mansabdars and related jagir and pay matters.
• B) Mustaufi (Multafi) matches 4. He was the auditor who examined the income and expenditure of the state.
• C) Diwan-i-Khalsa matches 1. This department managed khalsa lands, the crown's own lands, and their revenue.
• D) Waqia-navis matches 2. He kept the official record of events and news at court.

The core concept is the Mughal central revenue and record-keeping apparatus under the Diwan, which Medieval History questions in UPPSC often test through these offices. For Mains, it helps in explaining how Mughal fiscal control rested on separate checks for revenue, expenditure and records.

Trap: candidates often confuse Diwan-i-Tan with Diwan-i-Khalsa, because both sound like revenue posts. Remember that Tan is about salaries and Khalsa is about crown lands.