Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Match the following options in List 1 correctly with those in List 2:

List 1

List 2

(a) Ain-i Akbari

(i) written in Turkish language

(b) Khud-kashta

(ii) Non-resident cultivators who belonged to some other village.

(c) Baburnama

(iii) Resident cultivators of the village in which they held their lands.

(d) Pahi-kashta

(iv) written by Abu’l Fazl

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- ii, (d) i

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d) ii

(a)- iii, (b)- i, (c)- ii, (d) iv

(a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- ii, (d) i

Correct Answer:

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d) ii

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d) ii

The correct match is:

List 1

List 2

(a) Ain-i Akbari

(iv) written by Abu’l Fazl

(b) Khud-kashta

(iii) Resident cultivators of the village in which they held their lands.

(c) Baburnama

(i) written in Turkish language

(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.