Q. How many of the following were direct consequences of the Indian feudal system during the early medieval period:
  1. Immobility of the peasant population.
  2. Emergence of localized customs and languages.
  3. Strengthening of the King's centralized coercive power.
  4. Transformation of priestly Brahmanas into secular land managers.
Which of the following is correct?

Answer: Only three
Notes: Immobility (1 - Correct): Peasants were often prohibited from leaving the granted villages. Localization (2 - Correct): Isolation led to regional languages and rituals. Secularization (4 - Correct): Many Brahmanas shed priestly duties to manage vast estates. Centralization (3 - Incorrect): Feudalism led to decentralization and the disintegration of central authority.
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