With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs : 1. Aurang — In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian — Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar — Designated revenue payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

Option (B) is correct because Banians acted as essential Indian middlemen or commercial agents for the East India Company, while Mirasidars were hereditary landholders in South India recognized as the primary revenue payers to the state. Pair 1 is incorrect because an 'Aurang' was a Persian term for a warehouse or a place where goods were manufactured and stored, not a treasury official. This question tests the core concept of administrative and commercial terminology used during the transition from Mughal to British rule in India.