A research student in Delhi is preparing a project on village life in north India during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. She notes that most people of the time lived in the countryside. In one village, families tilled the soil, sowed seeds and harvested the crop through the year, while landed elites also claimed a part of the harvest. Their dealings ranged from cooperation to open quarrels. She also finds that officials came from outside to measure fields and keep records, and that crops grown for sale tied the village to distant towns.
Roughly what share of the population of India lived in villages in the period the student is studying?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → About 85 per cent
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries about 85 per cent of India's people lived in villages, so farming shaped the life of most people.
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