| 3581 |
How was the village headman chosen according to sources of the Mughal period? |
History
The village community |
Medium |
| 3582 |
Which function was typically performed by a jati panchayat? |
History
The village community |
Medium |
| 3583 |
Why do historians criticise the British description of the Indian village as a "little republic"? |
History
The village community |
Hard |
| 3584 |
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 |
| 3585 |
In Mughal-period texts the word "jangli" referred mainly to: |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Easy |
| 3586 |
Which statement about women's property rights in the Mughal period is supported by evidence? |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Medium |
| 3587 |
How did the Mughal state commonly view forests? |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Medium |
| 3588 |
A historian finds that many tribal chiefs became zamindars and some forest groups founded kingdoms. What does… |
History
Women, forests and tribes |
Hard |
| 3589 |
In Mughal revenue terminology, "hasil" meant: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Easy |
| 3590 |
The personal lands of a zamindar, which he could sell or mortgage, were called: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Easy |
| 3591 |
Under Akbar's classification, land left uncultivated for five years or more was called: |
History
Zamindars and land revenue |
Medium |
| 3592 |
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 |
| 3593 |
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 |
| 3594 |
The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in: |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Easy |
| 3595 |
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 |
| 3596 |
Who were the jotedars of rural Bengal? |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Medium |
| 3597 |
Which of these was NOT a reason for zamindars failing to pay revenue under the Permanent Settlement? |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Medium |
| 3598 |
When the Raja of Burdwan's estates were auctioned in 1797, many buyers turned out to be his own servants and … |
History
Permanent Settlement in Bengal |
Hard |
| 3599 |
Which group lived around the Rajmahal hills, practised shifting cultivation and collected forest produce? |
History
Paharias and Santhals |
Easy |
| 3600 |
The area demarcated for the Santhals by 1832 was known as: |
History
Paharias and Santhals |
Easy |