BPSC 64th Prelims Exam 16 Dec 2018 Solved Paper

Question : 38 of 150

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Which Sultan demanded half the crops on land after measurement as revenue?

Solution:

Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji, during his reign introduced a far-reaching reforms to improve the revenue generation system. He demanded

50 \%

of the cultivated crop as revenue after a thorough measurement. He put the concepts of "Paimaish" and "Biswa" as measurements of the cultivable land.

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