Question

Q. In context of the taxes collected during the Mauryan Empire, consider the following pairs:

Tax	Source
1. Bhaga	Land Revenue
2. Vartani	Road tax
3. Vishti	Export duty

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 2 and 3 only
• C. 1 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: Bhaga was the land revenue collected, which was levied at the rate of one-fourth to one-sixth of the agricultural produce.

Pair 2 is correctly matched.

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Vishti was the tax paid in the form of work (forced labor) and export duty was called Nishkramya.