Question

S1: During the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, peasants left their farms and moved to towns.

S2: The landlords took away the lands of small peasants and grew crops on these lands.

Read the above two statements and mark the mos appropriate option given below.

• A. S1: True; S2: True; both are independent statements.
• B. S1: True; S2: True; S1 follows S2.
• C. S1:True; S2: False.
• D. S1: False; S2: True.

Answer 1

The correct option is B S1: True; S2: True; S1 follows S2.

Between the 16th and the 18th centuries, landlords took over small farms; they created estates and increased production of food by using modern methods of cultivation. They reared animals for the markets. Peasants who owned small lands or lived by grazing animals on the common lands were left with no jobs. Thus, the peasants shifted to towns in search of employment.