The tax on crops in the mahajanapadas, called bhaga, was usually fixed at:
A1/6 of produce
B1/2 of produce
C1/10 of produce
D1/3 of produce
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 1/6 of produce
1. Most people were farmers.
2. Bhaga was one-sixth of what was produced.
3. Craftspersons paid in labour.
_Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 5, Kingdoms, Kings and an Early Republic._
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