GK QUESTION#2524
Consider the following statements regarding Maratha revenue system: Statement 1: Bhoga was the twenty-five percent land revenue collected by the Marathas in the Deccan. Statement 2: Sardeshmukhi was an additional ten percent levy on lands where the Marathas claimed hereditary rights.
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D. Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
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Chauth was the claim to one-fourth of revenue; sardeshmukhi was an additional one-tenth associated with the Maratha hereditary claim. The twenty-five percent levy in the first statement is incorrectly called bhoga.