GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Lord Curzon
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Lord Lytton
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Lord cornwallis
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Lord Wellesley
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was brought into effect by the East India Company headed by the Governor-General Lord Cornwallis in 1793. This was basically an agreement between the company and the Zamindars to fix the land revenue.
Detailed explanation-2: -Quinquennial Settlement (1772-1777) five-year land settlement replacing the traditional zamindars with the highest bidding revenue speculators. Concluded by warren hastings in 1772, the objects of the experiment were to increase land revenue and collect it punctually.
Detailed explanation-3: -This system of land revenue was instituted in the late 18th century by Sir Thomas Munro, Governor of Madras in 1820. This was practised in the Madras and Bombay areas, as well as Assam and Coorg provinces. In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land.