Statement I : The Jajmani system was one in which the village artisans supplied traditionally fixed quantities of their products to peasant families in return for shares in the harvest. Statement I : The Jajmani system was a system of the Jotedars (rich farmers) and the Bargadars (sharecroppers).

Statement I is true as the Jajmani system was a traditional socio-economic arrangement in Indian villages where lower castes (Kamins) provided specialized services or products to landowning families (Jajmans) in exchange for fixed quantities of grain at harvest time [3]. This system ensured village self-sufficiency through a patron-client model rather than an open market. Statement II is false because the relationship between Jotedars (rich farmers) and Bargadars (sharecroppers) is a distinct agrarian tenancy system, primarily associated with Bengal, rather than the Jajmani system [2]. While Jajmani involves caste-based occupational services (like blacksmiths or barbers) [4], the Jotedar-Bargadar relationship is a contractual land-tenure arrangement where the sharecropper cultivates the landlord's land for a portion of the produce [3]. Therefore, Statement I correctly describes the Jajmani system, while Statement II describes a different agrarian structure.

Sources

1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > Caste and Village Community > p. 5
2. [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jajmani_system
3. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Setting > Caste and Village Community > p. 4
4. [4] https://www.jstor.org/stable/2054366