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GK QUESTION#2511

In the Maratha social structure, the term "Kunbis" denotes which of the following groups?

  1. AA lineage of Rajput warriors
  2. BA class of temple priests
  3. CA group of moneylenders and traders
  4. DA group of peasant-pastoralistsCorrect answer
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D. A group of peasant-pastoralists

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Kunbis were peasant-pastoralists whose mobile forces formed an important base of the Maratha army.

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