What does the term "ryoti" mean ?

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Cultivation of plants on a ryot's (peasant's) land

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Solution

The correct option is B Cultivation of plants on a ryot's (peasant's) land
In the ryoti system of indigo cultivation, the ryots signed a contract where they were given financial advances at small rates to grow indigo on atleast 25 percent of their land.

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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