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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

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

With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system?

  1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority
  2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land
  3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only

In medieval India, the designations ‘Mahattara’ and ‘Pattakila’ were used for

(a) military officers
(b) village headmen
(c) specialists in Vedic rituals
(d) chiefs of craft guilds
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Answer: (b) village headmen

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I I. Iqta II. Jagir III. Amaram IV. Mokasa

List II A) Marathas B) Delhi Sultans C) Mughals D) Vijayanagara

Codes:

(a) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
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Answer: (b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A