Statement I :
The pahi-kashta peasants were non-resident cultivators cultivating lands on a contractual basis.
Statement II :
The pahi-kashta peasants worked under the temptation of favourable revenue or the compulsion of economic distress.
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2016
– They were motivated to cultivate land in other villages either due to favorable terms (like lower revenue demand offered by the village or zamindar seeking cultivators) or due to compulsion stemming from economic distress, lack of sufficient land in their home village, or social pressure. Thus, the factors mentioned in Statement II explain why a peasant would become a pahi-kashta, cultivating land on a contractual basis in a different village.