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In which system did planters grow indigo on land they directly controlled with hired labour?

ANij system
BRyoti system
CSatta system
DBigha system
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nij system
1. Planters bought or rented the land. 2. This was nij cultivation. 3. Less than 25 per cent of indigo land was nij. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts III, Chapter 3, Ruling the Countryside._
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