State PCS PYQPrelims 2019

UPPCS · Question 87

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

  1. Dam – Copper coin
  2. Desai – Revenue Collector
  3. Diwan – Revenue Chief of a province
  4. Jarib – A type of tax
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Answer: (D) Jarib – A type of tax

Explanation

A jarib was a measuring rod/chain used for land survey (introduced in bamboo with iron rings by Akbar), not a tax. Dam (copper coin), Desai (revenue officer) and Diwan (provincial revenue chief) are correct.