In Akbar's time, land cultivated for each crop in succession and never allowed to lie fallow was further graded into which classes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Good, middling and bad
Option (1) Jama, hasil and medium produce — Incorrect. Jama and hasil are the assessed and collected amounts of revenue. Medium produce is worked out from the grades, so none of these is a grade.
Option (2) Polaj, parauti and chachar — Incorrect. Polaj, parauti and chachar are the kinds of land themselves. The land described is polaj, one of these kinds.
Option (3) Good, middling and bad — Correct. Land tilled every year without fallow is <strong>polaj</strong>. Polaj and parauti were each graded into <strong>good, middling and bad</strong>.
Option (4) Cultivated, cultivable and forest land — Incorrect. Cultivated and cultivable land were categories measured in each province. Polaj already belongs to cultivated land, so these words cannot grade it.
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