Match List I with List II.
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Bargadar | I. | Powerful Zamindar |
| B. | Raja | II. | Sharecropper |
| C. | Diku | III. | Strongman of a Zamindar |
| D. | Lathyal | IV. | Moneylender |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
A. Bargadar — this matches II. Sharecropper. A large part of the jotedars’ land was cultivated through sharecroppers (adhiyars or bargadars), who handed over half the produce after the harvest.
B. Raja — this matches I. Powerful Zamindar. Raja, literally king, was a term often used to designate powerful zamindars.
C. Diku — this matches IV. Moneylender. The Santhals found that moneylenders (dikus) were charging them high rates of interest and taking over their land when debts remained unpaid.
D. Lathyal — this matches III. Strongman of a Zamindar. A lathyal, literally one who wields the lathi or stick, functioned as a strongman of the zamindar.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.4 The rise of the jotedars … By the early nineteenth century, jotedars had acquired vast areas of land – sometimes as much as several thousand acres. They controlled local trade as well as moneylending, exercising immense power over the poorer cultivators of the region. A large part of their land was cultivated through sharecroppers (adhiyars or bargadars) who brought their own ploughs, laboured in the field, and handed over half the produce to the jotedars after the harvest.… Raja (literally king) was a term that was often used to designate powerful zamindars. Lathyal, literally one who wields the lathi or stick, functioned as a strongman of the zamindar. 2.2 The Santhals: Pioneer settlers … The Santhals, however, soon found that the land they had brought under cultivation was slipping away from their hands. The state was levying heavy taxes on the land that the Santhals had cleared, moneylenders (dikus) were charging them high rates of interest and taking over the land when debts remained unpaid, and zamindars were asserting control over the Damin area.…” |