Identify the correct statements from below:
A. Batai was also called ‘Bhaoli’.
B. Khet-batai referred to the division of fields after they were sown.
C. The amil-guzar was responsible for the waging of wars.
D. Lang-batai referred to the division of crops after the harvest.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
The Ain-i Akbari lists the ways in which land revenue could be taken in kind, as a share of the crop.
A. Batai was also called ‘Bhaoli’. Correct. In batai, also called bhaoli, the crops were reaped and stacked, then divided by agreement in the presence of both parties.
B. Khet-batai referred to the division of fields after they were sown. Correct. In khet-batai, the fields themselves were divided after they were sown.
C. The amil-guzar was responsible for the waging of wars. Incorrect. The amil-guzar was the revenue collector, not a military officer. Akbar told him to try to collect revenue in cash, while keeping the option of payment in kind open.
D. Lang-batai referred to the division of crops after the harvest. Correct. In lang batai, after the grain was cut, it was formed into heaps and divided, and each party took his share home.
NCERT (2025-26): “…In his list of duties of the amil-guzar or revenue collector, Akbar decreed that while he should strive to make cultivators pay in cash, the option of payment in kind was also to be kept open.…”
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