| 181 |
Why did the Mughal state encourage the cultivation of jins-i kamil? |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Medium |
| 182 |
Which crop reached India via Africa and Spain and was listed among the major crops of western India by the se… |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Medium |
| 183 |
A Mughal source mentions peasants leaving their villages to cultivate land elsewhere during a famine. What do… |
History
Peasants and agricultural production |
Hard |
| 184 |
Who headed the village panchayat in Mughal India? |
History
The village community |
Easy |
| 185 |
The village accountant who assisted the headman in keeping accounts was the: |
History
The village community |
Easy |
| 186 |
How was the village headman chosen according to sources of the Mughal period? |
History
The village community |
Medium |
| 187 |
Which function was typically performed by a jati panchayat? |
History
The village community |
Medium |
| 188 |
Why do historians criticise the British description of the Indian village as a "little republic"? |
History
The village community |
Hard |
| 189 |
Which practice was common in many rural communities of Mughal India, reflecting the value placed on women's l… |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Easy |
| 190 |
In Mughal-period texts the word "jangli" referred mainly to: |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Easy |
| 191 |
Which statement about women's property rights in the Mughal period is supported by evidence? |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Medium |
| 192 |
How did the Mughal state commonly view forests? |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Medium |
| 193 |
A historian finds that many tribal chiefs became zamindars and some forest groups founded kingdoms. What does… |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Hard |
| 194 |
In Mughal revenue terminology, "hasil" meant: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Easy |
| 195 |
The personal lands of a zamindar, which he could sell or mortgage, were called: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Easy |
| 196 |
Under Akbar's classification, land left uncultivated for five years or more was called: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Medium |
| 197 |
What was the main effect of the inflow of silver into Mughal India in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Medium |
| 198 |
A zamindar collected revenue for the state, kept armed retainers and a fort, yet also helped settle new lands… |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Hard |
| 199 |
The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in: |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Easy |
| 200 |
Under the "sunset law", what happened if a zamindar did not pay revenue by sunset on the due date? |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Easy |