EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The basic structure of federal finance was established in the first twenty years of British rule. Under the new arrangement, customs, salt tax, opium tax, and railway income were the main revenues raised and used exclusively by the central government.
Detailed explanation-2: -Zakat is a religious obligation for all Muslims whereas Khums was a tax taken on plunder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the later Mughals, peasant and zamindar rebellions increased in many parts of northern and western India. These revolts were sometimes caused by the pressures of mounting taxes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Zakat was a religious tax levied on Muslims. It was kept in the special treasury of Diwan-i-Rasalat headed by kabir-i-Mulk.