Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

Begar was the unpaid forced labour that peasants in Awadh were compelled to do on landlords' farms without any payment.

Its abolition became a central demand because peasants were being exploited by talukdars and landlords who forced them to work for free. Combined with exorbitantly high rents and insecurity of tenure, begar was a major source of oppression and resentment among the peasantry.

Source: Chapter 2, Section 2.2 – Rebellion in the Countryside

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• Define begar first — the examiner expects the definition in the answer itself (not just relying on "new words" box).
• Then explain the 'why' — link it to the broader exploitation (high rents, no security of tenure) to show begar was part of a system of oppression, not just an isolated grievance.
• For a 2-mark question, one clear definition + one reason is sufficient. Avoid listing multiple sub-points that belong to a longer answer.