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Consider the following statements regarding the provincial administration in the Mughal period and select the correct option. Statement I: The subedar was head of the province and responsible for the maintenance of general law and order. Statement II: The head of the revenue department in the suba was Diwan.

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Both statements I and II are correct.

Both statements are correct: the subedar headed the province and maintained general law and order, while the Diwan headed the revenue department in the suba.

These were standard, well-documented roles within the Mughal provincial administrative structure.

Hence, both statements I and II are correct.

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