alleryWhich devastating event of 1770 made Company officials value oversight of revenue officials?
AThe Battle of Plassey
BA great cotton boom
CA large peasant revolt
DA famine in Bengal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. A famine in Bengal
1. The famine of 1770 was partly caused by shortsighted revenue extraction.
2. After it, officials in Calcutta understood the need to supervise revenue officials.
3. Plassey was in 1757 and the others are later events.
_Source: Wikipedia, Permanent Settlement, Background_
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