Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is/are correct? 1. The Permanent Settlement vested Land ownership rights in the peasants 2. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars 3. The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date 4. The Zamindars benefited hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2015 · Topic: Economic Impact of British Rule on India (Impact of Land Revenue Systems (Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari, Mahalwari))
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- Statement 1 is incorrect: The Permanent Settlement of 1793, introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha, vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars, not the peasants. 2. Statement 2 is correct: The Permanent Settlement made Zamindars the proprietors of the land in their area. 3. Statement 3 is correct: Zamindars were required to pay a fixed amount of land revenue to the British government by a specified date, failing which their zamindari could be auctioned (the 'Sunset Clause'). 4. Statement 4 is correct in describing the consequence: The Zamindars, now landowners, benefited hugely by extracting high rents from the peasants (tenants) while paying a fixed, often lower, amount to the state. The peasants, reduced to tenants, suffered from high rents, insecurity of tenure, and lack of rights. However, when identifying the features of the settlement itself, statements 2 and 3 which define the structure of ownership and revenue payment are more directly describing the system's design. Statement 4 describes the resulting impact/outcome. Given the options, B containing the core structural features is the most appropriate answer if the question focuses on the system's design. 121. What was the consequence of Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal ?
- State Demand under the Permanent Settlement was fixed on :
- Which of the following land revenue settlement was first to have concluded with the village community ?
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- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The British Government introduced different land revenue system in different part of India. Reason (R): It led to create different classes in Indian peasantry. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- According to the passage, the permanent settlement vested :
- Before the permanent settlement the peasants enjoyed :
- Patta was a written agreement between the :