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) Tobacco

(i) the services performed by the zamindars for the state

(b) jins-i kamil

(ii) Lands cultivated for the private use of Zamindars

(c) Milkiyat 

(iii) Banned by Jahangir

(d) Khidmat

(iv) Cotton

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - (a)- iii, (b)- iv, (c)- ii, (d)- i

List 1

List 2

(a) Tobacco

(iii) Banned by Jahangir

(b) jins-i kamil

(iv) Cotton

(c) Milkiyat 

(ii) Lands cultivated for the private use of Zamindars

(d) Khidmat

(i) the services performed by the zamindars for the state

Explanation:

Tobacco, Jahangir banned it due to its addiction.

Jins-i kamil (literally, perfect crops), Crops such as cotton and sugarcane were called Jins-i kamil.

Milkiyat means property.  It was the land cultivated for the private use of Zamindars.

Khidmat, term used for the services performed by the zamindars for the state.