List of top History Questions on Peasants, Zamindars, and State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire (c. 1500-1750)

Which report reproduced zamindars’ and ryots’ petitions as appendices for consideration of the British Parliament?

Which of the following statements are true about the zamindars?
(A) Milkiyat lands were cultivated for the general use of the people.
(B) Zamindars could sell, bequeath or mortgage milkiyat lands.
(C) Zamindars collected revenue for themselves.
(D) Most Zamindars had fortresses and armed contingents.
(E) Control over military resources was a source of power for the Zamindars.

Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Moneylenders were called ‘dikus’.
(B) Zamindars hired the Santhals to reclaim land.
(C) Santhals were merchants.
(D) Land of the Santhals was demarcated as ‘Damin-i-koh’.
(E) Santhals charged heavy land revenue from dikus moneylenders.

(34.3) Mention any two centres of the Indian National Movement.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding Ain-i-Akbari?