INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The portion of the actual produce fixed as state’s share under the Zabti System of Mughals was _________?
A
One-half
B
One-fourth
C
One-fifth
D
One-third
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Zabt was a land revenue system that was framed during the Mughal period. This system included taking a careful survey of crop yields and prices cultivated for a 10 year period. Under this system one-third of the actual produce was fixed as state share.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Zabti system” is a land revenue system framed during the Mughal period. This system mainly included the cultivated yields and pricing of the individual crops.

Detailed explanation-3: -So for a proper flow of collection of taxes, Mughals appointed zamindars for tax collections or revenue on land. This tax was known as Zabt. Farmers paid taxes to their local chiefs or heads and those heads paid the same to their ruler workings as a link between the farmers and rulers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Revenue system during the period of Akbar was known as zabt. Under this system, revenue circles were created within provinces. And revenue rates were fixed for specific crops.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dahsala System or Zabti System was introduced by Raja Todarmal, the able finance minister of Akbar, who had honed his skills under his first master Shershah Suri. This system prevailed from Lahore to Allahabad and in the provinces of Malwa and Gujarat.

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