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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2022General Studies

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Match List - I: Land/Taxation Units with List - II: Personalities List - I A. Dahsala System B. Bigha-i-Daftari C. Biswa D. Guz/Gaz List - II 1. Alauddin Khilji 2. Raja Todar Mal 3. Shahjahan 4. Sikandar Lodi Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

  1. A A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
  2. B A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  3. C A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
  4. D A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
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Correct Answer

C A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4

Model Answer

Dahsala System

  • Raja Todarmal, who served as the Mughal court's finance minister at the time, had established this system, in A.D. 1580 under the reign of Akbar.
  • Under the Dahsala system lands were classified into four different categories.
  • One was Polaj land which was land which cultivated and yield crops regularly.
  • Second was the Parauti land which was not cultivated as it was left to regain its productivity
  • Another was known as Chachar land was left uncultivated for 3 to 4 years to make sure yielding a crop once.
  • Fourth type of land was the Banjar land was left for more than 4 years. These lands were of no use

Bigha-i-Daftari

  • Land for government records was measured by Deira-e-Shahjahani or Bigha-e-Daftari.

Biswa

  • The first Delhiian Sultan to mandate land measurement was Alauddin Khilji.
  • The measurement unit of choice was the Biswa.

Gaz

  • Bahlol Lodi's son Sikander Lodhi overthrew Western Bengal and Bihar.
  • He developed the 32-digit Gaz-i-Sikandari for measuring cultivated lands
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