History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
To address which problem was the Karori experiment undertaken by Akbar?
ACorruption among zamindars
BLess revenue payment by the peasants
CTo increase the jama assessment
DTo address the gap between jama and hasil ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) To address the gap between jama and hasil — It was to address the gap between jama and hasil, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It was to address the gap between jama and hasil, so that is the answer.
★The Karori experiment was undertaken by Akbar to address the gap between jama and hasil.
★Jama was the assessed revenue and hasil was the actually collected revenue.
★The Karori or Crori system was introduced by Raja Todar Mal in 1573.
★Under this system the office of the Karori was created to collect revenue across North India.
★So the Karori experiment addressed the gap between jama and hasil.
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