History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 2015 History
Which of the following is not correct about the village community?
AAccording to Bernier, the Indian peasantry was not an undifferentiated mass. ✓ Correct
BThe village community was rife with internal contradictions and 'sub-exploitation'.
CThe upper class peasants are known as Khwud-Kashta in northern India, Gharuhalas in Rajasthan and mirasdars in Maharashtra.
DThe 'menial' population formed a reserve to be called upon to work in the fields during harvests and were also subjected to forced labour.
Correct answer: (A) According to Bernier, the Indian peasantry was not an undifferentiated mass. — The statement ascribed to Bernier is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The statement ascribed to Bernier is not correct, so that is the answer.
★It was not Bernier who said the peasantry was not an undifferentiated mass.
★This more careful view belongs to later modern scholarship.
★The other statements about the village community are accepted.
★The community did have internal contradictions and sub-exploitation.
★Upper peasants and menial labour were real features of village life.
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