East India Company’s rule, Focusing on Revenue, Reforms and other aspects


11. Under the Zamindari system, who was responsible for collecting land revenue from the farmers and passing it on to the British?
a) Peasants (Ryots)
b) Zamindars
c) Jagirdars
d) Talukdars

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12. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. It was also known as the:
a) Ryotwari settlement
b) Mahalwari settlement
c) Zamindari settlement
d) Jagirdari settlement

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13. The Permanent Settlement aimed to fix the land revenue demand in Bengal permanently. What percentage of the estimated gross produce was fixed as the revenue?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 50%

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14. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal led to the creation of a new class of landlords called:
a) Talukdars
b) Ryots
c) Jagirdars
d) Zamindars

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15. The system of land revenue introduced in Punjab by the British was known as the:
a) Ryotwari system
b) Mahalwari system
c) Zamindari system
d) Landlord system

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