alleryIn which year did the Permanent Settlement come into operation in Bengal?
- 1793
- 1813
- 1803
- 1783
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Correct answer: A. 1793
The Permanent Settlement was introduced under Cornwallis in 1793, fixing zamindars' revenue in perpetuity.
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In which year did the Permanent Settlement come into operation in Bengal?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Governor-General's administration concluded the Permanent Settlement of 1793?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of the 1797 Burdwan auction sales was found to be fictitious?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 1797 Burdwan auction, who were many of the successful buyers?Read the answer and worked solution →After the Permanent Settlement, what proportion of zamindaris changed hands?Read the answer and worked solution →In terms of the Permanent Settlement, a zamindar was legally treated as what?Read the answer and worked solution →Under the Sunset Law, when could a zamindari be auctioned?Read the answer and worked solution →Why were the initial revenue demands under the Permanent Settlement so high?Read the answer and worked solution →In the 1790s, how did farm prices affect ryots' ability to pay dues?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose supervision were the zamindars' cutcheries (courts) brought under?Read the answer and worked solution →Francis Buchanan's survey of which district described the jotedars vividly?Read the answer and worked solution →What share of the produce did sharecroppers hand to jotedars after harvest?Read the answer and worked solution →In which part of Bengal were the jotedars most powerful?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did the Raja of Burdwan first transfer part of his zamindari to his mother?Read the answer and worked solution →In rural Bengal, who was a lathyal?Read the answer and worked solution →The power of Bengal's zamindars finally collapsed during which event?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the Fifth Report submitted to the British Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →The Fifth Report was produced by which kind of body?Read the answer and worked solution →What do recent studies say about the Fifth Report's account of zamindars?Read the answer and worked solution →What mode of farming did the Paharias of the Rajmahal hills practise?Read the answer and worked solution →Which implement did the Paharias use to scratch the cleared ground?Read the answer and worked solution →What enriched the burnt forest patches that Paharias cultivated?Read the answer and worked solution →Which forest flower did the Paharias collect for food?Read the answer and worked solution →What did zamindars on the plains often pay to Paharia hill chiefs?Read the answer and worked solution →Augustus Cleveland, who proposed a policy of pacification, was Collector of where?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Cleveland's pacification policy, what were Paharia chiefs offered?Read the answer and worked solution →In which winter did Buchanan travel through the Rajmahal region?Read the answer and worked solution →In the Rajmahal story, what symbolised the settlers' power against Paharia life?Read the answer and worked solution →Around which decade did the Santhals begin coming into Bengal?Read the answer and worked solution →By which year had a large area been demarcated as Damin-i-Koh?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Which Governor-General's administration concluded the Permanent Settlement of 1793?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Wellesley
- John Shore
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Correct answer: A. Lord Cornwallis
Charles, Earl Cornwallis headed the Company administration that concluded the settlement with Bengal's zamindars.
What share of the 1797 Burdwan auction sales was found to be fictitious?
- Over 95 per cent
- About 45 per cent
- About 15 per cent
- About 70 per cent
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Correct answer: A. Over 95 per cent
The Collector found that over 95 per cent of the sales were fake, since buyers were the raja's own agents.
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