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UPSC 2016 · Q38 · Medieval History › Medieval Administration & Socio-Economic Institutions · Save

Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally

(a) agriculturists
(b) warriors
(c) weavers
(d) traders
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Answer: (a) agriculturists
UPSC 2016 · Q88 · Medieval History › Medieval Administration & Socio-Economic Institutions · Save

With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers to

(a) bonded labour
(b) land grants made to military officers
(c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
(d) wasteland converted to cultivated land
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Answer: (c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land