Match List I with List II:
| LIST I Types of lands | LIST II Period of cultivation | ||
| A. | Banjar | I. | Annually cultivated and never allowed to lie fallow |
| B. | Parauti | II. | Left out of cultivation for a time |
| C. | Polaj | III. | Left fallow for three or four years |
| D. | Chachar | IV. | Uncultivated for five years or more |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
A. Banjar — this matches IV. Uncultivated for five years or more. Banjar is land uncultivated for five years and more.
B. Parauti — this matches II. Left out of cultivation for a time. Parauti is land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength.
C. Polaj — this matches I. Annually cultivated and never allowed to lie fallow. Polaj is land which is annually cultivated for each crop in succession and is never allowed to lie fallow.
D. Chachar — this matches III. Left fallow for three or four years. Chachar is land that has lain fallow for three or four years. Akbar classified the lands in this way and fixed a different revenue to be paid by each.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 13-05 S1* 21-05 S1* 29-05 S2* | 16-05 S1* | – | 30-05 S2* 06-06 S1 23-06 S3* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 8: Peasants, Zamindars and the State (2026-27)
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