UPSC Principle and Vice Principle GK/GS History of India Part - 3
Consider the following statements regarding the Ryotwari System introduced in the Madras and Bombay Presidencies: A. Tho...
Type: MCQ • Marks: 1
Consider the following statements regarding the Ryotwari System introduced in the Madras and Bombay Presidencies: A. Thomas Munro and Alexander Read were instrumental in formulating and implementing the system. B. Revenue settlement was made directly between the British government and the actual cultivator (Ryot). C. Revenue rates were fixed permanently and could never be reassessed or revised. D. Land revenue assessment was based on detailed survey and soil quality classification. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Options
A. A and B only
B. A, B and D only
C. B, C and D only
D. A, B, C and D
Explanation
A, B and D only used standardized bamboo reeds bound with The Ryotwari System, formulated by Sir Thomas iron rings (Tanab). Lands were classified into Munro and Alexander Read, was introduced Polaj, Parauti, Chachar, and Banjar based on in southern and western India. It created a cultivation continuity. However, revenue demand direct revenue settlement between the British was not uniform; it was calculated carefully using government and individual cultivators (Ryots), ten-year average price trends and yield statistics bypassing intermediaries. Land assessments (Dahsala). relied on detailed surveys and soil quality evaluations. However, revenue rates were not
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