MPSC Rajyaseva 2024 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 / Jizya and Shar

b)जिझिया आणि खम्स / Jizya and Khams

c)खिराज आणि जकात / Khiraj and Zakat✓ Correct

d)खम्स आणि जकात / Khams and Zakat

During the Delhi Sultanate, 'Khiraj' was the land revenue collected from non-Muslim (Hindu) cultivators/landlords, and 'Zakat' was a religious tax collected from Muslims.

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