25. consider the following statement/s about Mughal land revenue administration
i) While fixing the land revenue, continuity of cultivation was taken in to account.
ii) On the basis of continuity of cultivation, lands were divided in to palaj, parati chachar and banjar
iii) Rate at which land revenue was collected from different types of land was same
iv) The state helped in bringing virgin and uncultivated wasteland under cultivation
Choose the incorrect statement/s
25. consider the following statement/s about Mughal land revenue administration
i) While fixing the land revenue, continuity of cultivation was taken in to account.
ii) On the basis of continuity of cultivation, lands were divided in to palaj, parati chachar and banjar
iii) Rate at which land revenue was collected from different types of land was same
iv) The state helped in bringing virgin and uncultivated wasteland under cultivation
Choose the incorrect statement/s
The correct option is B b) iii only
Ans 25. B
Explanation After the standardization of land measurement, Akbar turned towards ascertainment of the amount of produce per Bigha and the state’s share in it. Shershah Suri had already divided land into four different categories. Akbar followed the system and to make a comparative estimate of the produce of lands and fixed different revenues for each of them. These four types were as follows: PolajPolaj was the ideal and best type of land throughout the empire. This land was cultivated always and was never allowed to lie fallow. Parati or Parautithis was the land kept out of cultivation temporarily in order to recoup its lost fertility. ChacharChachar was a kind of land allowed to lie fallow for three or four years and then resumed under cultivation. Banjar Banjar was the worst kind of land that was left out of cultivation for five years or upwards. Fixation of state’s share in produce the best lands viz. Polaj and Parauti were subdivided into three categories viz. good, middle and bad. Average produce of these three categories, called Mahsul was taken as a normal produce per Bigha. One third of this Mahsul (average produce) was fixed as state’s share. The Parauti land also was liable to pay the Polaj rate (one third of Mahsul) when cultivated. Chachar land was allowed to pay a concessional rate until it was cultivated again to be liable to pay the Polaj rate. Banjar lands were also not totally neglected
b) iii only
Ans 25. B
Explanation After the standardization of land measurement, Akbar turned towards ascertainment of the amount of produce per Bigha and the state’s share in it. Shershah Suri had already divided land into four different categories. Akbar followed the system and to make a comparative estimate of the produce of lands and fixed different revenues for each of them. These four types were as follows: PolajPolaj was the ideal and best type of land throughout the empire. This land was cultivated always and was never allowed to lie fallow. Parati or Parautithis was the land kept out of cultivation temporarily in order to recoup its lost fertility. ChacharChachar was a kind of land allowed to lie fallow for three or four years and then resumed under cultivation. Banjar Banjar was the worst kind of land that was left out of cultivation for five years or upwards. Fixation of state’s share in produce the best lands viz. Polaj and Parauti were subdivided into three categories viz. good, middle and bad. Average produce of these three categories, called Mahsul was taken as a normal produce per Bigha. One third of this Mahsul (average produce) was fixed as state’s share. The Parauti land also was liable to pay the Polaj rate (one third of Mahsul) when cultivated. Chachar land was allowed to pay a concessional rate until it was cultivated again to be liable to pay the Polaj rate. Banjar lands were also not totally neglected
