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In reference to Mughal period's revenue collection system, 'Zabti' Means:

  1. A
    Estimated revenue
  2. B
    Yield per unit area
  3. C
    Based on yield of crops
  4. D
    of total yield

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The Zabti system (or Dahshala system), introduced by Akbar's finance minister Raja Todar Mal, was a structured land assessment scheme based on empirical measurement of land and fixed tax schedules evaluated according to the yield calculated per unit area over a ten-year average.

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In reference to Mughal period's revenue collection system, 'Zabti' Means:
A
Estimated revenue
B
Yield per unit area
C
Based on yield of crops
D
of total yield

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