Regarding the taxation system of Krishna Deva, the ruler of Vijayanagar, consider the following statements :
- 1.The tax rate on land was fixed depending on the quality of the land.
- 2.Private owners of workshops paid an industries tax.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is correct: under Krishnadeva Raya, land revenue depended on the quality (fertility) of the land, so better land paid more. Statement 2 is correct: the state also taxed crafts and trades, and owners of private workshops paid an industries tax. So both 1 and 2.
Watch for: Students assume a medieval kingdom taxed only land and not crafts or industries.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because private workshops also paid an industries tax.
- B. Wrong because land tax did vary with the quality of land.
- D. Wrong because both statements are recorded features of Vijayanagar taxation.
Source to check: Satish Chandra, History of Medieval India (Orient Blackswan), chapter on the Vijayanagara Empire; NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part II, Chapter 7 'An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara'
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