Question

At the time of independence, most land ownership was
(a) With the farmers
(b) With the Jagirdars
(c) With the labourers
(d) All these

Answer 1

Answer:

At the time of independence, most land ownership was

At the time of independence, most land ownership was(a) With the farmers

(b) With the Jagirdars

(c) With the labourers

(d) All these

Answer 2

(b) With the Jagirdars.

At the time of independence, most land ownership was with the  Jagirdars.

• During the period of  Mughal's, Most of Mansabdar's were given salary but some Mansabdar's were given Jagir (a piece of  the land) as the salary.

• Those Mansabdar's who use to receive jagir to collect the revenue were called as the Jagirdar. It was ensured those revenue's from Jagir was not more than their salary.

• The mansabdar's who use to get paid in cash were called as Naqdi & those who were paid through jagir were Jagirdar.

• The Jagirdar system, form of the land tenancy is developed in the India during Muslim rule (beginning in early 13 th century) where the collection of revenue's of an estate & the power of governing it were very mush bestowed on an official of state.

Hence the answer is Option B jagirdars .

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