UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 16
Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: Banjaras were mobile trading and transport communities who moved grain, salt and other goods across medieval India, often by pack bullocks.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Some Banjaras farmed, but their characteristic historical economic role was transport trade.
B: Incorrect - They were not primarily known as a warrior caste or military unit.
C: Incorrect - Weaving was not their defining occupational identity.
D: Correct - Correct-Banjaras were itinerant traders and suppliers.