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SSC GD 2021 PYQ — Question 42

SSC GD Constable (English) - 3rd December 2021 Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q42

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Vetti was a tax collected in the form of forced labour by the _____ rulers.

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Chola.

  • 'Vetti' was a kind of tax taken not in cash but in the form of forced labour  by the chola rulers.
  • The revenue of the Chola Kingdom came from taxes on land and produce of the land and tax on trade.
  • Under the Chola dynasty, there were around 400 different types of taxes, from which vetti (forced labour), and kadamai (land revenue) were the most common.