Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

In the seventeenth century, who were 'khud-kashta' and 'pahi-kashta'?

Options:

Traders

Soldiers

Moneylenders

Peasants

Correct Answer:

Peasants

Explanation:

Sources of the seventeenth century refer to two kinds of peasants – khud-kashta and pahi-kashta.