What is the meaning of the term 'do-fasla' in the context of agriculture in medieval India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
In Medieval India, agriculture was organised around two major seasonal cycles, the Kharif (autumn) and the rabi (spring). This would mean that most regions, except those terrains that were the most arid or inhospitable, produced a minimum of two crops a year (do-fasla), whereas some, where rainfall or irrigation assured a continuous supply of water, even gave three crops.