Question

What benefits were given to the zamindars during the Mughal rule?

• A. Zamindars could collect revenue from their lands for the Mughals and were given a share of that revenue.
• B. Zamindars were also, at times, given permission to collect small local taxes from the peasants on their lands.
• C. Zamindars were given houses and these houses were protected by soldiers.
• D. Zamindars did not have to give any of the revenue collected to the Mughals.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A Zamindars could collect revenue from their lands for the Mughals and were given a share of that revenue.
B Zamindars were also, at times, given permission to collect small local taxes from the peasants on their lands.

The zamindars acted as revenue collectors during the Mughal rule. They used to collect land revenue from peasants and in return, they received a share from the revenue collected. Sometimes, the zamindars were also given the right to collect small local taxes from the peasants.