The meaning of the word Bantai during the Medieval period was?

Correct answer: (b) System of calculating revenue

Explanation

In the medieval period, the term Bantai referred to a method of revenue assessment in which the actual produce was divided between the state and the cultivator. Sher Shah Suri adopted three systems for revenue assessment—(1) Nashq or Muqta‘i or Kanqut, (2) Cash assessment or Zabti, and (3) Galla Bakhshi or Batai (Bantai). Bantai was of three types—

(1) Khet Batai, (2) Lang Batai, and (3) Ras Batai.