Option a is the correct answer Statement 1 is correct: The 'Zat' rank in the Mansabdar system indicated a noble's position or status within the imperial hierarchy. It determined their social status, and their salary or stipend was directly linked to their Zat rank. Statement 2 is correct: The 'Sawar' rank referred to the number of cavalrymen or horsemen that a Mansabdar was required to maintain for military service. The number of Sawar rank varied, starting from as low as ten and going up to thousands, depending on the Mansabdar's rank. Statement 3 is incorrect: Those mansabdars whose rank was one thousand or below were called Amir, while those above 1,000 were called Amir-al Kabir (Great Amir). Some great Amirs whose ranks were above 5,000 were also given the title of Amir-al Umara (Amir of Amirs).