Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Peasants, Zamindars and the State

Question:

As mentioned in Ain, what was the name of the method of revenue collection by the mansabdars (in kind) in which the crops were reaped and stacked and divided by agreement in the presence of the parties?

Options:

Kankut

Khet-batai

Lang batai

Batai 

Correct Answer:

Batai 

Explanation:

As mentioned in Ain, batai is one of the methods of revenue collection by the mansabdars in-kind.

Batai- It is also called bhaoli. The crops were reaped and stacked and divided by agreement in the presence of the parties.