Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

Which of the following crops were referred to as 'jins-i kamil' during the Mughal Period?

Options:

Sugarcane

Wheat

Cotton

Both 1 and 3

Correct Answer:

Both 1 and 3

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 - Both 1 and 3

Option 1- Sugarcane
Option 3- Cotton

The focus on the cultivation of basic staples did not mean that agriculture in medieval India was only for subsistence. We often come across the term jins-i kamil (literally, perfect crops) in our sources. The Mughal state also encouraged peasants to cultivate such crops as they brought in more revenue. Crops such as cotton and sugarcane were jins-i kamil par excellence.