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Contemporary sources suggest what average forest cover for Mughal India?

AAbout 2 per cent
BAbout 40 per cent
CAbout 10 per cent
DAbout 85 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. About 40 per cent
1. Forest dwellers were called jangli. 2. Forests covered about 40 per cent. 3. Babur saw jungles as refuges for rebels. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 8, Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire._
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