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 f

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Q: 124 (CAPF/2013)

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).

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Science

question_exam: 

CAPF

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{'jajmani system': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'system': [8, 3, 7, 23], 'bargadars': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'jotedars': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'village artisans': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'rich farmers': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'quantities': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'families': [2, 1, 2, 2], 'shares': [0, 3, 3, 6]}

Option 1: Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

This option suggests that both statements are true and that Statement II provides the correct explanation for Statement I. However, this option is incorrect. While both statements may be true, Statement II does not accurately explain the Jajmani system as a system of the Jotedars and Bargadars. The Jajmani system was a traditional system in rural India where different castes and groups provided goods and services to each other in exchange for economic support. It was not solely a system between rich farmers and sharecroppers.

Option 2: Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

This option is correct. It suggests that both statements are true, but Statement II does not accurately explain Statement I. The Jajmani system did involve village artisans providing their products to peasant families in return for a share in the harvest, but it was not solely a system of the Jotedars and Bargadars.

Option 3: Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

This option is correct. It acknowledges that Statement I is true, as the Jajmani system did involve village artisans supplying fixed quantities of their products to peasant families