Sharecroppers who worked jotedar land and gave half the produce were called:
AAmlahs or gomasthas
BLathyals or strongmen
CDikus or moneylenders
DAdhiyars or bargadars
Answer & Solution
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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