Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:
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List 1 |
List 2 |
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(a) Ain-i Akbari |
(i) written in Turkish language |
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(b) Khud-kashta |
(ii) Non-resident cultivators who belonged to some other village. |
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(c) Baburnama |
(iii) Resident cultivators of the village in which they held their lands. |
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(d) Pahi-kashta |
(iv) written by Abu’l Fazl |
Choose the correct answer from the given options:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d) ii
The correct match is:
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List 1 |
List 2 |
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(a) Ain-i Akbari |
(iv) written by Abu’l Fazl |
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(b) Khud-kashta |
(iii) Resident cultivators of the village in which they held their lands. |
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(c) Baburnama |
(i) written in Turkish language |
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(d) Pahi-kashta |
(ii) Non-resident cultivators who belonged to some other village. |
Explanation:
Ain-i Akbari, a book that gives details about Akbar's administration was authored by his court historian Abu’l Fazl.
Khud-kashta- a word used for the peasants in the seventeenth century who were residents of the village in which they held their lands.
Baburnama is written by Babur in Turkish Language.
Pahi-kashta- a term used for non-resident cultivators who belonged to some other village, but cultivated lands elsewhere on a contractual basis.