Q. With reference to the taxation under the Maratha administration, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
A
1 only
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B
2 only
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C
Both 1 and 2
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D
Neither 1 nor 2
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Solution
The correct option is D Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were other sources of income: Chauth amounted to 1/4th of the produce which was to be paid to Marathas as a safeguard against Shivaji’s forces plundering or raiding Non-Maratha territories. Sardeshmukhi was an additional levy of ten percent on those lands for which the Marathas claimed hereditary rights.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Chauth and sardeshmukhi were the taxes collected not in the Maratha kingdom but in the neighbouring territories of the Mughal empire or Deccan sultanates.