Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: The eighteenth-century regional states weakened Mughal authority but failed to establish a stable political order at the all-India level.<br/><br/>Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:<br/><br/>1. Many regional states continued to acknowledge the Mughal emperor as an overarching authority.<br/>2. Their governments depended on collaboration with local zamindars, merchants, nobles and chieftains.<br/>3. They generally lacked sound financial, administrative and military organisation and remained engaged in warfare with neighbouring states.<br/>4. Every regional state rejected attempts at military or technological modernisation.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above support the assertion?