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Assertion :The most remarkable feature of Sher Shah's administration was that it was a highly decentralised system. Reason: For administrative convenience, Sher Shah divided his kingdom into 47 divisions called Sarkars.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is D Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
Sher Shah concentrated all administrative powers in his own person. All major decisions were taken by Sher Shah himself and the ministers and the nobles simply carried them out. The largest administrative unit was the Sarkar or districts. In all there were 47 districts with each having two chief officers.

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