Economic Impact in British Period (Settlement)
CUET PG Practice Question
- Which land revenue system was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal in 1793?
Options:
- A) Ryotwari System
- B) Mahalwari System
- C) Permanent Settlement
- D) Zamindari System
Answer: C) Permanent Settlement
- In the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars were responsible for collecting taxes from peasants and remitting it to the British government. What percentage of the revenue were zamindars allowed to keep?
Options:
- A) 50%
- B) 25%
- C) 10%
- D) 11%
Answer: D) 11%
- Which Governor-General introduced the Ryotwari system in the Madras Presidency?
Options:
- A) Lord Dalhousie
- B) Sir Thomas Munro
- C) Lord Hastings
- D) Warren Hastings
Answer: B) Sir Thomas Munro
- Under the Ryotwari system, who directly paid the land revenue to the British Government?
Options:
- A) Zamindars
- B) Ryots (peasants)
- C) Village heads
- D) Merchants
Answer: B) Ryots (peasants)
- Which land revenue settlement system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in the North-Western Provinces, and later expanded by Lord William Bentinck?
Options:
- A) Permanent Settlement
- B) Mahalwari System
- C) Ryotwari System
- D) Ijara System
Answer: B) Mahalwari System
- The Mahalwari system was a modified version of which existing system?
Options:
- A) Permanent Settlement
- B) Ryotwari System
- C) Zamindari System
- D) Ijara System
Answer: C) Zamindari System
- The Permanent Settlement system primarily covered which of the following regions?
Options:
- A) Bengal, Bihar, Orissa
- B) Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh
- C) Madras and Bombay
- D) Sindh and Baluchistan
Answer: A) Bengal, Bihar, Orissa
- Under the Ryotwari system, how often were the settlements between the British government and the cultivators revised?
Options:
- A) Every year
- B) Every 10 years
- C) Every 30 years
- D) Every 20 years
Answer: A) Every year
- The Mahalwari system was unique because it involved: Options:
- A) Collective responsibility of the village for tax payment
- B) Individual ryots paying taxes
- C) Zamindars paying a fixed revenue
- D) The involvement of European planters
Answer: A) Collective responsibility of the village for tax payment
- Which was the major flaw of the Permanent Settlement system that caused distress among zamindars?
Options:
- A) Constantly increasing tax rates
- B) Loss of land due to inability to pay fixed revenue
- C) Forced labor by the British
- D) Lack of political representation
Answer: B) Loss of land due to inability to pay fixed revenue
- The Ryotwari system was primarily implemented in which regions of India?
Options:
- A) Bengal and Orissa
- B) Bombay and Madras Presidencies
- C) United Provinces
- D) Punjab and Sindh
Answer: B) Bombay and Madras Presidencies
- The introduction of the Permanent Settlement resulted in which significant social and economic consequence in rural Bengal?
Options:
- A) Rise of new landlord class
- B) Strengthening of village economy
- C) Empowerment of peasants
- D) Reduction in taxes
Answer: A) Rise of new landlord class
- Which system of land revenue administration was criticized for increasing indebtedness among peasants and causing widespread rural poverty?
Options:
- A) Ryotwari System
- B) Mahalwari System
- C) Permanent Settlement
- D) Talukdari System
Answer: C) Permanent Settlement
- Who was responsible for collecting and remitting taxes to the British government under the Mahalwari system?
Options:
- A) Zamindars
- B) Village heads (Mahaldars)
- C) Individual peasants
- D) Talukdars
Answer: B) Village heads (Mahaldars)
- The Ryotwari system allowed for direct settlement between the British government and the peasant, but it led to what unintended economic consequence?
Options:
- A) Enrichment of zamindars
- B) Concentration of land in the hands of a few
- C) Heavy burden of taxes on the peasants
- D) Agricultural prosperity
Answer: C) Heavy burden of taxes on the peasants
- Which land revenue system was widely considered to be more exploitative and oppressive than the others, especially for the Indian peasants?
Options:
- A) Permanent Settlement
- B) Mahalwari System
- C) Ryotwari System
- D) Talukdari System
Answer: A) Permanent Settlement
- The Mahalwari System was introduced in which major part of India?
Options:
- A) Bengal
- B) Madras Presidency
- C) Punjab and United Provinces
- D) Bombay Presidency
Answer: C) Punjab and United Provinces
- Who was the British official who formulated the principles of the Mahalwari system?
Options:
- A) Lord Dalhousie
- B) Holt Mackenzie
- C) Lord William Bentinck
- D) Thomas Munro
Answer: B) Holt Mackenzie
- Which land revenue system replaced the earlier jagirdari and mansabdari systems in several parts of North India under British rule?
Options:
- A) Ryotwari System
- B) Permanent Settlement
- C) Mahalwari System
- D) Talukdari System
Answer: C) Mahalwari System
- What was a key difference between the Ryotwari system and the Zamindari system in terms of revenue collection?
Options:
- A) Ryotwari involved indirect tax collection by zamindars
- B) Ryotwari allowed direct settlement with cultivators, while Zamindari involved intermediaries
- C) Ryotwari gave zamindars more power over peasants
- D) Both systems involved collective revenue responsibility
Answer: B) Ryotwari allowed direct settlement with cultivators, while Zamindari involved intermediaries