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Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Assertion: Agricultural production in Mughal India cannot be characterised as purely subsistence-oriented.<br/><br/>Consider the following statements in support of the assertion:<br/><br/>I. Peasants cultivated revenue-yielding crops such as cotton, sugarcane, oilseeds and indigo. <br/>II. Trade, cash payments and markets linked villages with towns and overseas commerce.

  1. I supports the assertion, but II does not.
  2. II supports the assertion, but I does not.
  3. Neither I nor II supports the assertion.
  4. Both I and II support the assertion.
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