Match List I with List II:
| List I Classification of Land | List II Meaning | ||
| (A) | Parauti | (I) | Land lain fallow for three or four years |
| (B) | Chachar | (II) | Annually cultivated land |
| (C) | Banjar | (III) | Land left out of cultivation for a time to recover its strength |
| (D) | Polaj | (IV) | Uncultivated for five or more years |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
(A) Parauti — this matches (III) Land left out of cultivation for a time to recover its strength. Parauti is land left out of cultivation for a time that it may recover its strength.
(B) Chachar — this matches (I) Land lain fallow for three or four years. Chachar is land that has lain fallow for three or four years.
(C) Banjar — this matches (IV) Uncultivated for five or more years. Banjar is land uncultivated for five years and more.
(D) Polaj — this matches (II) Annually cultivated land. Polaj is land which is annually cultivated for each crop in succession and is never allowed to lie fallow. 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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