Match List-I (Revenue term) with List-II (Meaning).
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (A) Maujudat | (I) Peasant-wise |
| (B) Asamiwar | (II) Financial interests of the government |
| (C) Kifayat | (III) Actual conditions of cultivation |
| (D) Kankut | (IV) Estimate of the grain |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
| List-I | List-II | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Maujudat | (III) Actual conditions of cultivation | Aurangzeb asked the amins to find out the actual conditions of cultivation, village by village. Maujudat is the word used for this. |
| (B) Asamiwar | (I) Peasant-wise | The survey was to be made peasant-wise, that is, for each peasant separately. Asamiwar is the word for this. |
| (C) Kifayat | (II) Financial interests of the government | The jama was to be fixed keeping in view the financial interests of the government. Kifayat stands for these interests. |
| (D) Kankut | (IV) Estimate of the grain | Kankut is a way of taking revenue in kind. In Hindi kan means grain and kut means estimate, so it is an estimate of the grain. |
NCERT (2026-27): “7. The Flow of Silver … “The Ain on land revenue collection: Let him (the amil-guzar) not make it a practice of taking only in cash but also in kind. The latter is effected in several ways. First, kankut : in the Hindi language kan signifies grain, and kut, estimates … If any doubts arise, the crops should be cut and estimated in three lots, the good, the middling, and the inferior, and the hesitation removed. …” |