What does the term "nij" mean?

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Cultivating plants on one's own land

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Cultivation of plants on ryot's land

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Solution

The correct option is C Cultivating plants on one's own land
There were two main systems of indigo cultivation – nij and ryoti. Within the system of nij cultivation, the planter produced indigo in lands that he directly controlled.

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	List I		List II
A	Ryot	1	village
B	Mahal	2	peasant
C	Nij	3	cultivation on ryots lands
D	Ryoti	4	cultivation on planters own land

What term is used for the plants and animals that live on land?

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