JPSC 2021 · Question 7 of 198

In the British period, a special tax was levied on the farmers of Singhbhum on rearing silk and lac on trees such as Kusum and Asan. What was the tax called?

Jharkhand History

ADal kattiCorrect
BJamabandi
CRasad
DCharai

Answer: A. Dal katti

Explanation

As per the official key, the British-period tax on silk/lac rearing in Singhbhum was called ‘Dal katti’.

Source: JPSC Combined Civil Services (PT) 2021 (Advt 01/2021, held 19 Sep 2021), GS Paper-II (Jharkhand), Booklet Series-A; answers per official model answer key

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