History · Mughal Land Revenue System
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Zabt system entailed the classification of land on the basis of continuity of cultivation into: (i) Polaj (cultivated every year), (ii) Parauti (left fallow briefly), (iii) Chachar (fallow for 3-4 years), and (iv) Banjar (uncultivated for 5 years or more). Reason (R): To expand and improve cultivation, Akbar levied concessional, lower revenue rates for Parauti, Chachar, and Banjar lands, charging the full sanctioned rate only when they were restored to regular cultivation (Polaj status). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are correct, and the factual definitions within the land classifications are correct.✓
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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Both (A) and (R) are correct, and the factual definitions within the land classifications are correct.
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