Identify the correct statement related to classification of land under Akbar.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 'Parauti' is land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength.
GIVEN OPTIONS:
Option 1- 'Polaj' is land that has lain fallow for three or four years. (incorrect)
Option 2- 'Chachar' is land which was uncultivated for five years. (incorrect)
Option 3- 'Banjar' is a land which was annually cultivated. (incorrect)
Option 4- 'Parauti' is land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength. (correct)
Different types of land mentioned in Ain-
- Polaj, land which is annually cultivated for each crop in succession and is never allowed to lie fallow.
- Chachar, land that has lain fallow for three or four years.
- Banjar, land that is left uncultivated for five years and more.
- Parauti, land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength.