2023 · Q12
In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are correct?
- 1They were village servants and artisans.
- 2They were employed by individual peasant family.
- 3They existed in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 and 2 only
- B2 and 3 only
- C1 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statement 1 is true: Balutedars were the village servants and artisans (carpenter, blacksmith, barber, etc.) of the village community. Statement 3 is true: the baluta system was characteristic of medieval Deccan and Maharashtra. Statement 2 is false: Balutedars were employed and remunerated by the village community as a whole through shares of the village produce (baluta), not by individual peasant families. Hence 1 and 3 only.