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In the Ahom paik system, how many paiks were placed under an officer called a Hazarika?

  1. A.Twenty
  2. B.One hundred
  3. C.One thousand
  4. D.Three thousand

Correct answer

C. One thousand

Explanation

The correct answer is C, one thousand. The Ahom administration graded its officers by the number of paiks, the men liable to compulsory service, placed under them, and the Hazarika commanded a thousand, the name itself coming from the word for a thousand. Option A is wrong because twenty paiks were under a Bora, the lowest officer of the ladder. Option B is wrong because a hundred paiks were under a Saikia. Option D is wrong because three thousand paiks were under a Rajkhowa, who also acted as the governor of a territory. Above all of these stood the Phukan, with six thousand paiks. Remember the ladder in order, Bora with twenty, Saikia with a hundred, Hazarika with a thousand, Rajkhowa with three thousand and Phukan with six thousand, because matching questions on it are common.

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Which place served as the first capital and the royal burial ground of the Ahom kings?

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  1. A.Sukaphaa
  2. B.Suhungmung
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  4. D.Gadadhar Singha
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The offices of Borphukan and Borbarua in the Ahom administration were created by which ruler?

  1. A.Sukaphaa
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  3. C.Pratap Singha
  4. D.Lachit Borphukan
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The Battle of Saraighat, fought in 1671 on the Brahmaputra, was won by the Ahoms under which commander?

  1. A.Chilarai
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  3. C.Mir Jumla
  4. D.Ram Singh I
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