Q. Consider the following statements regarding “Zamindari system”:
1.The word zamindar means landowner in Persian.
2.Zamindars collected revenue from the tenants and cultivators and remitted a fixed amount to the state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: Zamindari: The term refers to another land tenure system. The word zamindar means landowner in Persian.
- In Mughal times the zamindars were drawn from the class of nobles.
- Akbar granted land to the nobles as well as to the descendants of old ruling families and allowed them to enjoy it hereditarily.
- Zamindars collected revenue from the tenants and cultivators and remitted a fixed amount to the state.
Source: NCERT
