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 ?

1. Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. An 'Aurang' was a Persian term used in India to denote a warehouse or a place where goods were collected, manufactured, or processed before being sold or exported. It was not an official in-charge of the treasury. 2. Pair 2 is correctly matched. A 'Banian' (or Banyan) was a term widely used, particularly in Bengal, during the colonial period to refer to an Indian agent, broker, or middleman employed by officials of the East India Company and other European merchants to manage their commercial transactions and dealings with local traders and artisans. 3. Pair 3 is correctly matched. A 'Mirasidar' was a holder of hereditary land rights (mirasi) in parts of South India. They were landowners with specific privileges and were recognized as the primary revenue payer to the State for the land they held, especially under systems like Ryotwari. 4. Therefore, only pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.