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Under the Summary Settlement of 1856, taluqdar holdings in Awadh fell from 67 per cent of villages to what?
A60 per cent
B38 per cent
C50 per cent
D10 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 38 per cent
1. Taluqdars were treated as interlopers.
2. Their share fell from 67 to 38 per cent.
3. Southern Awadh taluqdars lost most.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 11, Rebels and the Raj: The Revolt of 1857 and its Representations._
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