1. Who introduced the system of Permanent ( Zamindari) Settlement?
a) Lord Hastings
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Holt Mackenzie
d) Lord William Bentick
Answer. b) Lord Cornwallis introduced Zamindari settlement in 1793 in Bengal
2. Who introduced the system of Ryotwari Settlement?
a) Thomas Munro
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Holt Mackenzie
d) Lord William Bentick
Answer. a) Thomas Munro and Captain Alexander Read introduced the Ryotwari system in Madras.
3. Who introduced the system of Mahalwari Settlement?
a) Lord Hastings
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Holt Mackenzie
d) Lord William Bentick
Answer. c) Holt Mackenzie introduced Mahalwari Settlement in the North Western provinces of the Bengal ( mostly in Uttar Pradesh)
4. Which of the following land revenue settlements was first to have concluded with the village community?
a) Permanent Settlement
b) Mahalwari Settlement
c) Ryotwari Settlement
d) Malguzari Settlement
Answer. b) Mahalwari Settlement;
The entire village was converted into one bigger unit called "Mahal" and land revenue was collected from the farmers by the village headmen on behalf of the whole village.
5. Which of the following land settlements was introduced first?
a) Permanent Settlement
b) Mahalwari Settlement
c) Ryotwari Settlement
d) Malguzari Settlement
Answer. a) Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793.
Permanent Settlement-1793
Mahalwari Settlement- 1822
Ryotwari Settlement: 1819-26
6. Which of the following land revenue systems is/are correctly matched?
List-I ( Land Revenue System) List II ( Introduced by)
1. Zamindari System Holt Mackenzie
2. Mahalwari System Lord Cornwallis
3. Ryotwari System Captain Alexander Reed
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1,2, and 3
Answer. c) 3 only
7. Which of the following land revenue systems is/are correctly matched?
List I ( Land Revenue System) List II ( Year of Implementation)
1. Zamindari System: 1793
2. Mahalwari System : 1822
3. Ryotwari System: 1819
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1,2, and 3
Answer. d) 1,2, and 3
8. Which of the following land revenue systems is/are correctly matched?
List-I ( Land Revenue System) List II ( Region)
1. Zamindari System: Bihar, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh
2. Mahalwari System: Uttar Pradesh
3. Ryotwari System: Maharashtra
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1,2, and 3
Answer. d) 1,2, 3
9. Who popularized the Mahalwai system in Agra and Owadh?
a) Holt Mackenzie
b) Lord Willian Bentick
c) Sir Thomas Munro
d) Captain Alexander Reed
Answer. b) Lord Willian Bentick
10. When did Lord Cornwallis introduce the Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Bengal?
a) 1793
b) 1819
c) 1822
d) 1893
Answer. a) 1793
11. Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion(A) and the other as Reason (R): ( UPPSC 2020)
Assertion(A): The British government introduced a different land revenue system in different parts of India.
Reason(R): It led to the creation of different classes in the Indian peasantry.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
Answer.. a;
There were three types of land revenue systems during the British Raj in India.
Permanent Settlement( 1793): By Lord Cornwallis.
The owner of the Land was Zamindar.
The revenue was fixed.
It was also called "Sunset Law".
Ryotwari System(1820) by Thomas Munro: Madras, Bombay, And Assam.
Land revenue was directly collected by the government.
Revenue was not fixed.
Mahalwari System(1822) by Holt Mackenzie: Punjab, UP, MP, Agra, part of Odisha.
Village headmen collected tax for the whole village.
The tax was not fixed.
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