Question

What does the book 'Kitab-ul-Rehla' tell about Indian agriculture during the medieval period?
A. There were three harvests in a year in medieval India
B. Paddy, wheat, barley, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds, and indigo wore the major crops of medieval India
C. The rulers provided all facilities for agricultural progress
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: To start with there is a description of the author of the book given in the question. Ibn Battuta was an Arab Traveller and was an adventurous form from Morocco he wrote the book Kitab-ur-real which throws light on the social and economic condition of India at the time.

Complete answer:
Kitab-ur-rihla was written by Ibn Batuta. At first, it was written in Arabic, and later on, it was translated into English. He received an education and became an Islamic expert and returned to his motherland Morocco. It is mentioned about the agriculture of India at the time of his account. He mentioned that there were three harvest seasons in a year for which farmers wait after sowing seeds as from it only their hard work will reflect. Some of the major crops which were cultivated include paddy, wheat, Barley, sugarcane, cotton, oilseed, and Indigo. All the facilities required by the farmers of that time were fulfilled by rulers who were ruling in that particular area and they did every possible thing to improve agriculture in their region.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq was ruling in India when Travellers visit to write an account on Indian political and social systems it was the source of the history of the region of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. It throws light on the social and economic condition of India that at that time first it was written in Arabic and later on was translated into English.