History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET December 2013 History
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
AIn the Persian sources of the late medieval period of India, the account of the life of rural society is very limited
BThe foreign travellers of the period who visited India provide hardly any account of rural society in their accounts
CThe regional literary sources help us to know the life and conditions of the rural people to some extent
DThe large mass of revenue records dealing with land revenue are of no help to construct the history of rural society in medieval India ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) The large mass of revenue records dealing with land revenue are of no help to construct the history of rural society in medieval India — The claim that revenue records are of no help is not correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The claim that revenue records are of no help is not correct, so that is the answer.
★The large body of land revenue records is in fact very useful for rural history.
★They tell us about land, crops, taxes and the lives of the peasants.
★So to call them of no help is wrong.
★It is true that Persian court sources say little about rural society.
★Regional literary works, however, do throw some light on village life.
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