Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Which of the following factors accounted for the constant expansion of agriculture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Options:

The abundance of land.

Mobility of peasants.

Availability of labour.

All of the above.

Correct Answer:

All of the above.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - All of the above.

Given options:

Option 1- The abundance of land.
Option 2- Mobility of peasants.
Option 3- Availability of labour.
Option 4- All of the above. (Answer)


The abundance of land, available labour and the mobility of peasants were three factors that accounted for the constant expansion of agriculture (in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries). Since the primary purpose of agriculture is to feed people, basic staples such as rice, wheat or millets were the most frequently cultivated crops. Areas which received 40 inches or more of rainfall a year were generally rice-producing zones, followed by wheat and millets, corresponding to a descending scale of precipitation.