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Question
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
What were the drawbacks of Warren Hastings’s five-year revenue settlement?
Solution
The new zamindars, unsure of retaining the contract at the next auction, had no permanent interest in the land and did nothing to improve it. The peasants were fleeced to meet the revenue targets.
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