Quiz on Historical Agriculture in India

What percentage of India’s population lived in villages during the 16th and 17th centuries?

• 70%

• 60%

• 85%

• 90%

The term raiyat in Indo-Persian sources refers to:

• Soldiers

• Artisans

• Peasants

• Zamindars

What is the term for resident cultivators in Mughal India?

• Pahi-kashta

• Khud-kashta

• Asami

• Muzarian

What was the most common method of sowing seeds?

• Ploughing

• Broadcasting

• Irrigating

• Hoeing

What kind of crops are referred to as jins-i kamil?

• Forest produce

• Perfect crops for revenue

• Rain-fed crops

• Staples like rice and wheat

What did peasants receive from the panchayat in exchange for artisanal services?

• Coins

• Cattle

• Land or produce

• Clothing

The term miras or watan refers to:

• Fortresses built by zamindars

• Hereditary lands given to artisans

• Cultivated revenue lands

• Public grazing fields

What was a common form of resistance by peasants against excessive taxation?

• Filing court cases

• Petitioning zamindars

• Deserting the village

• Writing to the emperor

Which among the following was NOT a jins-i kamil crop?

• Sugarcane

• Mustard

• Cotton

• Rice

Which social group from Bihar was compared to slaves and housed outside the village?

• Halalkhoran

• Sadgops

• Mallahzadas

• Kaivartas