INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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In the revenue settlement of Todarmal, the land never left fallow was known as?
A
Banjar
B
Parauti
C
Chachar
D
Polaj
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This system was land revenue system available in majority of Akbar’s empire in areas such as Lahore to Allahabad, Malwa and Gujarat. Raj Todar mal was the person who pioneered and introduced this system to the empire. It was known to be one of the most efficient and effective revenue and record systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Polaj: It is a fertile land where cultivation is done every year and not left fallow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Raja Todar Mal, as finance minister of Akbar, introduced a new system of revenue known as zabt and a system of taxation called dahshala. His revenue collection arrangement came to be known as the Todarmal’s Bandobast. He took a careful survey of crop yields and prices cultivated for a 10-year period 1570–1580.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Zabt revenue system and a system of taxation called “Dahshala” were introduced by Todarmal.

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