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Flashcards on Agriculture in Medieval India
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Which medieval Indian empire is known for its agricultural expansion and administrative reforms in farming?
The Mughal Empire
What was the common land measurement unit used during Medieval India?
Bigha
What system was introduced by Sher Shah Suri to improve agricultural efficiency?
The Raga system
Which crop was introduced by the Portuguese in India during the medieval period?
Potato
What was a common form of agricultural tax in Medieval India?
Zakat
Which technology did Indians adopt for irrigation during the medieval period?
Persian Wheel
What were farmers who owned land called in medieval India?
Ryots
What term was used for state-owned land that was cultivated directly for the benefit of the state?
Khalisa
Name one cash crop that was popular in Medieval India?
Cotton
What was the main source of agro-based income in medieval India?
Agricultural produce
Which empire in India implemented a chain of wells to irrigate crops?
The Delhi Sultanate
What kind of land was known as 'Parauti' in Medieval India?
Wet and marshy land
During Medieval India, what was a major agricultural festival?
Vasant Panchami
Whose responsibility was it to collect the land tax in Medieval India?
Zamindars
What was the agricultural land called that was cultivated for subsistence farming?
Khud-Kashta
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What empire is associated with major agricultural development in Medieval India?
Gupta Empire
Chola Dynasty
Mughal Empire
Maurya Dynasty
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Which agricultural technology was prevalent for irrigation in Medieval India?
Windmills
Persian Wheel
Treadmills
Waterwheels
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Under whose reign was the Raga system implemented to improve farming?
Akbar
Sher Shah Suri
Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb
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What was one of the cash crops in Medieval India?
Wheat
Rice
Cotton
Barley
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Who were the local revenue collectors in Medieval India?
Nayakas
Zamindars
Sipahis
Mansabdars
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What type of land was termed 'Khalisa' in Medieval India?
Farmers' private land
State-owned land
Land donated to charity
Uncultivable land
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Which crop introduced by the Portuguese affected agriculture in Medieval India?
Maize
Potato
Tomato
Pineapple
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What was the term used for farmers who owned their land in medieval India?
Mughal
Ryots
Aqil
Khalsa
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Agricultural tax during medieval India was known as what?
Zakat
Jizya
Kharaj
Ushr
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What was the name given to subsistence farming land in Medieval India?
Sawaj
Iqta
Khud-Kashta
Polaj
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