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NDA 2023 GAT · General Knowledge · Modern India and British Rule · medium

Land revenue systems under British rule: 1. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. 2. The Ryotwari system was…

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Consider the following statements about land revenue systems under British rule:
1. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
2. The Ryotwari system was introduced mainly in Bengal and Bihar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1. A. 1 only
  2. B. 2 only
  3. C. Both 1 and 2
  4. D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only

Statement 1 is correct: Cornwallis fixed the revenue permanently with zamindars in Bengal in 1793. Statement 2 is wrong because the Ryotwari system, associated with Thomas Munro and Alexander Read, operated mainly in Madras and Bombay presidencies and dealt directly with the cultivators, while Bengal and Bihar had zamindari settlement.
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