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How much indigo land was under the nij system?
AOver 75 per cent
BUnder 25 per cent
COver 25 per cent
DOver 50 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Under 25 per cent
1. Planters found nij cultivation hard to expand.
2. Fertile land was already densely populated and hard to acquire.
3. Less than 25 per cent of indigo land was under this system.
4. So the answer is under 25 per cent.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 History Our Pasts III, Ch 3 'Ruling the Countryside'_
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