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The Grazing Tax and License Tax in Assam were newly introduced by the British in

A{'text': '1854', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': '1858', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': '1870', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': '1860', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. {'text': '1860', 'label': 'D'}
1. After the 1857-58 fiscal crisis the British aggressively hunted for new revenue. 2. Stamp Duty was imposed on Assam in 1858. 3. Income Tax, License Tax and Grazing Tax followed in 1860. 4. Together these raised the tax burden by 100 per cent between 1854 and 1870. _Source: SEBA Class X Social Science, History Part-I, Ch 3, §3.2_
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