Ancient History PYQ 137 of 208 · Gupta & Post-Gupta Period

What was the land revenue rate in the Gupta age?

  1. AFourth part of the production
  2. BSixth part of the production
  3. CEighth part of the production
  4. DHalf part of the production

42nd BPSC (Pre) 1997-98

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Correct answer: (b) Sixth part of the production

Explanation

One-sixth of the produce, the shashthansha. Gupta inscriptions call the land tax bhagakara or udranga.

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