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Indo-Persian sources most often called the peasant by which term?
ARaiyat
BDiwans
CAmins
DWazirs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Raiyat
1. Plural riaya, also muzarian.
2. Raiyat was the usual term.
3. Kisan and asami also appear.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 8, Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire._
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