Consider the following statements about the Dahsala system:
1. It was a system of annual assessment.
2. It was extended to all parts of the Mughal administration by Akbar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
• The problem of compiling fresh rates every year for different localities was overcome through adoption of Ain-i-Dahsala or ten years revenue rates According to this, the average of the rates of last ten years was taken as cash revenue rate for a particular crop. However, these were changed at irregular intervals and not updated every year. In the beginning, it was implemented in the provinces of Agra, AIlahabad, Awadh, Delhi, Lahore and Malwa.
• Later, it was extended to some other regions. However, at no point of time, all the land in a particular region was measured. That would suggest that even in measured territories some territories remained unmeasured. In such a situation even in the Zabti regions, other methods of assessment and collection were followed in almost all parts of the country.
Consider the following statements: 1. Half dome portal, which was used in the Buland Darwaza, was developed indigenously during the Mughal period. 2. Construction of entire buildings with marbles was started during Akbar's reign. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Which of the following was/were the outcomes of the Nagpur session of Congress in 1920? 1. A Congress Working Committee (CWC) was set up to lead the Congress from now onwards. 2. Provincial Congress Committees were organised on the basis of the British administrative territories. 3. After this session, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Annie Besant left the Congress. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is
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Consider the following statements about the Simon Commission: 1. It recommended the abolition of diarchy. 2. It recommended the establishment of a Federation of British India and Princely States. 3. It recommended the extension of responsible government in the Provinces. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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