Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects UPSC Questions

History-Medieval History

Economic Life-Patterns and Prospects MCQ Questions


7.
What were those food items that were expensive?
A.
Salt
B.
Sugar
C.
Wheat
D.
Both a and b
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ANSWER :
D. Both a and b
8.
With more grazing land, they could keep more cattle, so that _____ must have been easily available.
A.
Milk and milk products
B.
Wheat
C.
Fodder
D.
grains
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ANSWER :
A. Milk and milk products
9.
The standard of living ultimately depends upon _____
A.
Income
B.
Wages
C.
Both a and b
D.
Clothing
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ANSWER :
C. Both a and b
10.
The village artisan were paid for their services by means of _____ which were fixed by custom.
A.
Wages
B.
Commodities
C.
Income
D.
Tax
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ANSWER :
B. Commodities
11.

Examine the following statements and choose the options carefully.
Statement 1: The peasant who did not have his won ploughs and bullocks often tilled the land of zamindars or the upper castes.
Statement 2: So, they could eke out a bare existence. Peasants of this type were called Pahis.

A.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 doesn't relate to statement 1.

B.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 relates to statement 1.

C.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

D.

Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.

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ANSWER :

B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 relates to statement 1.

12.
The 16th century Hindi poet, _____ has said that this type of cultivation where peasants tilling the land of zamindars was a source of misery.
A.
Valmiki
B.
Agathiyar
C.
Vedha vyasar
D.
Tulsidas
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ANSWER :
D. Tulsidas