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Sharecroppers who worked jotedar land and gave half the produce were called:

AAmlahs or gomasthas
BLathyals or strongmen
CDikus or moneylenders
DAdhiyars or bargadars
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Correct answer: D. Adhiyars or bargadars
1. They brought their own ploughs. 2. They were adhiyars or bargadars. 3. Jotedars were stronger in villages than zamindars. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 10, Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives._
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