History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET September 2013 History
Regarding the nature of late medieval rural society of India, which one of the following is correct?
AThe rural society of the medieval period was highly stratified in nature
BNatural calamities, wars and local oppression often led to shifting of rural people from one village to another
CThe social structure of the village, old or new, reflected almost the same nature
DAll of the above ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) All of the above — All of these statements are correct, so the answer is all of the above.
Explanation
★All of these statements are correct, so the answer is all of the above.
★Medieval rural society was indeed highly stratified into many ranks.
★Calamities, wars and oppression often forced people to move between villages.
★Whether a village was old or newly settled, its social structure stayed much the same.
★At the top stood the headmen and dominant peasants holding most land.
★Below them were the small cultivators, artisans and landless labourers.
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