Q. In the early decades of Maratha rule, the most popular unit of land revenue measurement was
(a) Gaj
(b) Kathi
(c) Jurib
(d) Janjit
Ans: (b) Kathi
Explanation: The Maratha government utilized various units for measuring the land but they continued the Kathi as the unit of measurement which was also in practice in Swarajya under Shivaji. The Kathi was later called Shivkathi.
