With reference to mughal period,consider the following pairs : Land Characteristic
1. Polaj Fallow for 2-3 years
2. Chachar remained under cultivation almost every year
3. Banjar Fallow for more than 3 years
4 . Parati Fertile land that left uncultivated
How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?
(a). Only one
(b). Only two
(c). Only three
(d). All four
Explanation
During Akbar’s period in fixing the land revenue, continuity of cultivation was taken into account. Land was classified into four categories: Pair 1 is not correctly matched: Polaj - Land that remained under cultivation almost every year. Pair 2 is not correctly matched: Parati- Fallow land that, when cultivated, was taxed at the same rate as Polaj land. Pair 3 is correctly matched: Chachar: Land left uncultivated for 2 to 3 years before being brought back into cultivation. Pair 4 is correctly matched: Banjar: Land that had remained fallow for more than 3 years before being cultivated again.
These land were assessed at concessional rates, the revenue demand gradually rising till the full or polaj rate was paid in the fifth or the eighth year. In this way, the state helped in bringing virgin and uncultivated wasteland under cultivation. Land was classified further into good, middling and bad. One-third of the average produce was the state demand, but it varied according to the productivity of the land, the method of assessment, etc.
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