Question

Who were the tenant cultivators?

• A. Peasants who cultivated on their lands.
• B. Zamindars who cultivated on their lands.
• C. Peasants who cultivated lands which they rented from the zamindars.
• D. Zamindars who cultivated on lands which they rented from the peasants.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Peasants who cultivated lands which they rented from the zamindars.

The zamindars who rented their lands were known as landlords, and the peasants who cultivated these lands were known as tenant cultivators. The zamindars collected rent either in the form of revenue or a portion of the produce grown.