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प्रश्न
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to Ryotwari and Mahalwari systems answer the following:
Explain the features of the Ryotwari system.
उत्तर
The features of the Ryotwari system were:
- The cultivator (ryot) was recognized as the owner of his land as long as he paid the land revenue.
- The revenue was paid directly by the cultivator to the revenue officials.
- The revenue was fixed for 30 years after which it could be revised.
- The collection of revenue was rigid. There was no remission of revenue even when the crops failed.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
A large share of revenue collected by the Company in India had to be paid to the British government as ___________.
Choose the correct answer:
The first railway line was from Bombay to _________.
State whether the following is true or false:
The Indian peasants were satisfied with the Company’s revenue collection methods.
Answer the following question briefly:
In the context of Permanent Settlement of Bengal answer the following:
Explain the special features of the Permanent Settlement.
Answer the following question briefly:
In the context of Permanent Settlement of Bengal answer the following:
What are its advantages?
Answer the following question briefly:
The first century of British rule resulted in the decay and destruction of the traditional Indian trade and industry. Explain this statement with reference to the following:
The collapse of the ruling dynasties and ruling courts
Fill in the blank:
The Indian villages were ____________ communities before the coming of the British.
Fill in the blank:
The British charged revenue in _________ instead of kind.
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Ijaradari system | (a) Introduced by Lord Cornwallis |
| 2. Cotton, jute, poppy, sugarcane | (b) Linked with ports to make trade easier |
| 3. Ryotwari system | (c) First train from Mumbai to Thane |
| 4. permanent Settlement | (d) Calcutta linked to coalfields |
| 5. 1854 | (e) A new middle class |
| 6. 1856 | (f) Collective responsibility of farmers to pay the revenue |
| 7. All major raw material producing areas | (g) Cash crops grown by farmers |
| 8. Mahalwari system | (h) Railway line joined Madras to Arakonam |
| 9. 1853 | (i) Settlement made directly with cultivators |
| 10. Zamindars | (j) Auctioning of revenue to the highest bidder for five years |
State whether the following statement is True or False:
The English took great interest in Indian culture and promoted it.
