Match each settlement to its rule

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Permanent

   Right

   Revenue fixed for ever

2. Left

   Mahalwari

   Right

   Revised village by village

3. Left

   Ryotwari

   Right

   Settled with the cultivators

4. Left

   Doctrine of Lapse

   Right

   No male heir, no kingdom

5. Left

   Subsidiary pact

   Right

   No independent army

6. Left

   Diwani

   Right

   Right to collect the revenue

Instructions

Tap a settlement on the left, then tap its rule.

Explanation