Question 10. During the Mughal Empire, how did the Panchayats use the funds available to it? (a) It was used to entertain revenue officials. (b) It was used to pay salary to muqaddam and chowkidar. (c) It was used to meet expenses for the community welfare. (d) All of these. Answer
Explanation: Village of the Mughals The rural society was governed by panchayats and headmen: the panchayat obtained its funds from individual payments to a shared financial pool. This money was frequently used to build a bund or dig a canal, both of which peasants could not afford to undertake on their own.