Taxes

Q. Marwari Oswals and Chettiars were _________.

1. traders
2. warriors
3. farmers
4. local cheftains

Q.

Which of the following is not a kind of trader?

1. Marwari Oswal

2. Chettiars

3. Manigramam

4. Banjaras

Q. Samantas donated the right to collect taxes in their area to ______.

1. the officers of law
2. temples
3. the poor and the marginalised
4. artisans

Q. Which of the following, do you think, could have been taxed?

1. Traders goods
2. Land
3. Train journeys
4. Use of drinking water

Q. Choose the right statement(s) with regard to taxes levied during the medieval eras.

1. Taxes were collected only in gold.
2. Taxes were collected only in silver
3. Taxes were collected only in cash or kind.
4. Traders and farmers paid taxes to rulers during this period.

Q. why was trade so important during harappan times?

Q. What does the inscription of GanapatiDeva (in the textbook) tell us about the trader activities of the Kakatiya Empire?

Q. Burst the bubbles containing items that had taxes levied on them during the Chola age.

1. Sugar
2. Jaggery
3. Dyes
4. Areca Nuts
5. Butter
6. Cloth
7. Coconut
8. Sesame Oil