Answer: Option B
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B
Explanation:
During the Mughal period also various sources like Ain-i-akbari by Abul Fazl inform about the variety of crops produced in India. However, the focus on the cultivation of basic staples did not mean that agriculture in medieval India was only for subsistence. The Mughal state also encouraged peasants to cultivate jins-i kamil (literally, perfect crops) as they brought in more revenue. Crops such as cotton and sugarcane were jins-i kamil par excellence.
Cotton was grown over a great swathe of territory spread over central India and the Deccan plateau, whereas Bengal was famous for its sugar. Such cash crops would also include various sorts of oilseeds (for example, mustard) and lentils. This shows how subsistence and commercial production were closely intertwined in an average peasant’s holding.