The administrative position of 'Muhtasib' under Emperor Aurangzeb's centralized bureaucracy was tasked with which responsibility? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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The administrative position of 'Muhtasib' under Emperor Aurangzeb's centralized bureaucracy was tasked with which responsibility?

A. Supervising ordnance factories and artillery

B. Spying on provincial governors

C. Auditing central financial ministries

D. Ensuring public moral conduct according to Islamic law

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Aurangzeb appointed 'Muhtasibs' (censors of public morals) to enforce strict moral codes, regulate markets, and ban gambling and public intoxication.

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