{"id":85443,"date":"2025-06-01T03:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85443"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:17:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:17:03","slug":"in-respect-to-balutedars-which-of-the-statements-given-below-are-corr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-respect-to-balutedars-which-of-the-statements-given-below-are-corr\/","title":{"rendered":"In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are corr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are correct?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. They were village servants and artisans.<\/li>\n<li>2. They were employed by individual peasant family.<\/li>\n<li>3. They existed in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Balutedars were village servants and artisans in the traditional village system of the Deccan and Maharashtra. They provided essential services and goods to the villagers.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct. The Balutedar system was a prominent feature of the village economy and social structure in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra regions.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is also considered correct in the context of how the system functioned. While Balutedars served the village community, their compensation (Baluta &#8211; a share of the harvest) was often tied to specific peasant families or households with whom they had customary relationships. This formed a sort of patron-client relationship, effectively meaning they were &#8220;employed by&#8221; or served individual peasant families in return for their share of the produce, alongside serving the broader needs of the village. Therefore, all three statements accurately describe aspects of the Balutedar system.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211;   Balutedars were integral to the traditional village economy and social structure in Maharashtra and the Deccan.<br \/>\n&#8211;   They provided essential services (like carpentry, blacksmithing, pottery, etc.) and received payment, usually in kind (grain), known as Baluta.<br \/>\n&#8211;   The system involved customary service relationships with village families.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Balutedar system is often compared to or seen as a regional variant of the Jajmani system found in other parts of India, though with its own specific features and names for the service providers and their customary shares. The system ensured a degree of economic security for the Balutedars and provided necessary services for the agricultural community.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are correct? 1. They were village servants and artisans. 2. They were employed by individual peasant family. 3. They existed in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra. Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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Balutedars were village servants and artisans in the traditional village system of the Deccan and Maharashtra. They provided essential services and goods to the villagers. Statement 3 is correct. The Balutedar system was a prominent feature of the village economy and social structure in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra regions. Statement 2 is also considered correct in the context of how the system functioned. While Balutedars served the village community, their compensation (Baluta - a share of the harvest) was often tied to specific peasant families or households with whom they had customary relationships. This formed a sort of patron-client relationship, effectively meaning they were &quot;employed by&quot; or served individual peasant families in return for their share of the produce, alongside serving the broader needs of the village. Therefore, all three statements accurately describe aspects of the Balutedar system. - Balutedars were integral to the traditional village economy and social structure in Maharashtra and the Deccan. - They provided essential services (like carpentry, blacksmithing, pottery, etc.) and received payment, usually in kind (grain), known as Baluta. - The system involved customary service relationships with village families.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-respect-to-balutedars-which-of-the-statements-given-below-are-corr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are corr\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. Balutedars were village servants and artisans in the traditional village system of the Deccan and Maharashtra. They provided essential services and goods to the villagers. Statement 3 is correct. The Balutedar system was a prominent feature of the village economy and social structure in the Medieval Deccan and Maharashtra regions. Statement 2 is also considered correct in the context of how the system functioned. While Balutedars served the village community, their compensation (Baluta - a share of the harvest) was often tied to specific peasant families or households with whom they had customary relationships. This formed a sort of patron-client relationship, effectively meaning they were &quot;employed by&quot; or served individual peasant families in return for their share of the produce, alongside serving the broader needs of the village. Therefore, all three statements accurately describe aspects of the Balutedar system. - Balutedars were integral to the traditional village economy and social structure in Maharashtra and the Deccan. - They provided essential services (like carpentry, blacksmithing, pottery, etc.) and received payment, usually in kind (grain), known as Baluta. - The system involved customary service relationships with village families.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-respect-to-balutedars-which-of-the-statements-given-below-are-corr\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-01T03:17:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"In respect to Balutedars, which of the statements given below are corr","description":"Statement 1 is correct. 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