SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
A
1st Estate
B
2nd Estate
C
3rd Estate
D
1st and 3rd Estates
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The tax system in pre-revolutionary France largely exempted the nobles and the clergy from taxes. The tax burden therefore devolved to the peasants, wage-earners, and the professional and business classes, also known as the Third Estate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tithe was a tax to religious contribution and was collected by the church.

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