History · Pastoralists in the Modern World
According to historical sources, why did the colonial state want to expand cultivation in India? (I) Expansion of cultivation helped the colonial state increase land revenue collection. (II) Cultivation was expanded to produce raw materials such as cotton and jute for British industries. (III) The colonial government wanted to create more grazing land for pastoral communities. (IV) Uncultivated land was viewed by colonial officials as 'waste land' that yielded no revenue.
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I, II, and IV only
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