Directions: The following three (3) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below. Code: (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true Q51.
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
Pahi-kashta were non-resident peasants cultivating land in villages other than their own on a contractual basis (Statement I true). They took up such cultivation because of the lure of favourable revenue terms or the compulsion of economic distress (Statement II true), which directly explains why they cultivated as non-resident contractors. Both statements are true and II explains I.