Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:
Which of the following is correctly matched?
Options:
Polaj : land which was annually cultivated for each crop in succession and is never allowed to lie fallow.
Parauti: Land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength.
Chachar : Land that has lain fallow for three or four years
All of the above
Correct Answer:
All of the above
Explanation:
The Emperor Akbar in his profound sagacity classified the lands and fixed a different revenue to be paid by each. Polaj is land which is annually cultivated for each crop in succession and is never allowed to lie fallow. Parauti is land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength. Chachar is land that has lain fallow for three or four years. Banjar is land uncultivated for five years and more