MPSC Rajyaseva 2023 GS Paper 1 — Question 10
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सुल्तानशाहीच्या शासनकाळात खालीलपैकी कोणता कर अनुक्रमे हिंदू आणि मुस्तीम जमीनदारांकडून घेतला जात असे ? / Which of the following taxes was collected from Hindu and Muslim landlords respectively during the Sultanate rule ?
a)जिझिया आणि शर
b)जिझिया आणि खम्स
c)खिराज आणि जकात
d)खम्स आणि जकात✓ Correct
During the Delhi Sultanate period, 'Khams' was the tax levied on spoils of war (or specific land/property dues collected from non-Muslims/landlords as applicable in certain contexts) and 'Zakat' was a religious tax collected from Muslims, while Jizya was on non-Muslim subjects.