INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Consider the following statements Cornwallis permanent settlement of Bengal:
A
l, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
l and 4
D
l and 2
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Option 3. After a prolonged debate amongst Company officials, the Permanent Settlement was made with the rajas and taluqdars of Bengal. They were now classified as zamindars, and they had to pay the revenue demand that was fixed in perpetuity.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Zamindars were recognised as the proprietors of land, The government permanently fixed the land revenue demand, The Zamindars acted as the middlemen between the peasants and the government are the statements about Permanent Settlement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of 1793 in Bengal. Zamindars were recognised as the owners of the land and revenues were collected by them.

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