History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-I)
Which of these statements are correct about the Jajmani system? Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
- 1. The Jajmani system was based on the village artisans supplying traditionally fixed quantities of their products to peasant families in return for shares in the harvest
- 2. The novel 'Ganadevta' by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay described village life in an interior district of West Bengal in the 1920s and 1930s
- 3. 'Ganadevta' portrayed the decline of the Jajmani system
- 4. The Jajmani system was limited only to religious services given by Brahmins to their jajmans
- 5. The Jajmani system was part of urban life during the British colonial period
A1 and 2 only
B1, 2 and 3 only ✓ Correct
C1, 2, 3 and 4 only
D1, 2, 3 and 5 only
Correct answer: (B) 1, 2 and 3 only — The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
Explanation
★The correct statements are 1, 2 and 3 only.
★The Jajmani system was based on village artisans supplying fixed quantities of their products to peasant families in return for shares in the harvest.
★The novel Ganadevta by Tarashankar Bandopadhyay described village life in an interior district of West Bengal in the 1920s and 1930s.
★Ganadevta portrayed the decline of the Jajmani system.
★The system was not limited only to religious services by Brahmins, so the fourth statement is wrong.
★The Jajmani system was part of rural village life, not urban life, so the fifth statement is wrong.
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