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This hard bilingual MCQ examines sardeshmukhi was generally an additional maratha levy of what proportion? The verified answer, Ten percent, is supported by the factual context used in the explanation.
The statement is resolved by identifying Ten percent as the precise match. Sardeshmukhi was commonly a ten-percent additional claim, distinct from chauth, justified through the Maratha ruler's asserted position as hereditary headman. Maratha state formation joined forts, mobile warfare, ministerial offices and fiscal claims over territories inside and outside the core kingdom. The distractors need separate rejection: Twenty-five percent belongs to a different institution, context or chronology; Fifty percent does not perform the function described in the stem; and Five percent fails the required association. The wording of “Sardeshmukhi was generally an additional Maratha levy of what proportion?” is deliberately specific, so the candidate should isolate its operative clue before recalling names. — Ten percent”, but also remember the factual reason stated above.
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Ten percent. Sardeshmukhi was commonly a ten-percent additional claim, distinct from chauth, justified through the Maratha ruler's asserted position as hereditary headman.
It alone matches the function, chronology and context specified in the stem.
Twenty-five percent, Fifty percent, Five percent are plausible-looking but belong to different associations.
Retain both the pair “Sardeshmukhi was generally an additional Maratha levy of what proportion? — Ten percent” and the supporting factual core.
Medieval Indian History covers the period from approximately 700 CE to 1750 CE, including the Arab invasion, Delhi Sultanate, Vijayanagara Empire, Bahmani Sultanate, Mughal Empire, and Maratha Confederacy. Key topics include rulers, their policies, architecture, art, administration, and revenue systems. It is important for UPSC Prelims and Mains, SSC CGL, and State PCS exams.
Important Delhi Sultanate rulers: Qutub-ud-din Aibak (1206-1210, built Qutub Minar), Iltutmish (1211-1236, consolidated the sultanate), Razia Sultana (first woman sultan, 1236-1240), Alauddin Khalji (1296-1316, market reforms and Mongol repulsion), Muhammad bin Tughlaq (1325-1351, transferred capital to Daulatabad), and Ibrahim Lodi (defeated by Babur in 1526).
