History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET June 2014 History
Consider the following statements about the agrarian system under the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal Empire. Which of the statements is/are correct?
- 1. Alauddin Khilji imposed taxes called Charai and Ghari.
- 2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed additional cesses called abwabs on the peasants.
- 3. Under Akbar the Zabt system of land revenue assessment was further developed and came to be called the Dahsala system.
- 4. Jahangir introduced the Nasq system of assessment.
A1, 2, 3, 4
B1, 2, 3 ✓ Correct
C2, 3
D1, 4
Correct answer: (B) 1, 2, 3 — Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
★Alauddin Khilji did impose the Charai, a grazing tax, and the Ghari, a house tax.
★Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed extra cesses called abwabs on the peasants.
★Under Akbar the Zabt system was developed into the Dahsala system.
★Statement 4 is wrong, for the Nasq system was introduced by Akbar, not Jahangir.
★Akbar applied it in the area from Lahore to Allahabad and in Malwa and Gujarat.
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