INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
A
Sea faring
B
Agriculture
C
Working in mines
D
Service in the army
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A large variety of crops such as barley, gram, pulses, rice, and wheat were cultivated. Commercial crops such as indigo, oil-seeds, cotton and sugarcane were also cultivated. During the seventeenth century two new crops, viz., tobacco and maize were added.

Detailed explanation-2: -Well-irrigation was the most common method employed throughout the length and breadth of the country. A number of methods were used to lift water from wells depending on the watertable and technology available. In the Northern plains both masonry and non-masonry wells were dug.

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