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Section 1- Regarding Zemindars. It is evident, that the British Government in making zemindary settlements have imposed exorbitant Jumas (revenue demand) and have disgraced and ruined several zemindars by putting up their estates for public auction for arrears of rent in so much in the institution of a suit by a common Ryot a maid servant or a slave, the respectable zemindars are summoned into court arrested put in goal and disgraced. In litigation regarding zemindaries, the immense value of stamps, and other unnecessary expenses of the civil courts, are all calculated to impoverish the litigants. Besides this the coffers of the zemindars are annually taxed with the subscription for schools, hospitals, roads etc. Such extortions will have no manner of existence in the Badshahi Government; but on the contrary the Jumas will be light, the dignity and honour of the Zemindars safe and every zemindar will have absolute rule in his own zemindary.

Choose the most appropriate promises from among the following which were made to Zamindars in this proclamation:

(A) Rates of revenue demands will be permanently fixed
(B) Investments in agriculture will be done
(C) Revenue demands will be light
(D) The dignity and honour will be saved
(E) Every Zamindar will have an absolute rule in his own Zamindari

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (D) and (E) only

The promises come at the end of the section: under the Badshahi Government “the Jumas will be light, the dignity and honour of the zemindars safe, and every zemindar will have absolute rule in his own zemindary”.

(A) Rates of revenue demands will be permanently fixed Incorrect. The proclamation promises a light revenue demand, not a permanently fixed one. A demand fixed for ever was the British Permanent Settlement, which the rebels were attacking.

(B) Investments in agriculture will be done Incorrect. The section to the zamindars says nothing about investment in agriculture; it speaks of revenue, courts, taxes and the zamindars’ honour.

(C) Revenue demands will be light Correct. “The Jumas will be light”; Jumas means the revenue demand.

(D) The dignity and honour will be saved Correct. “The dignity and honour of the zemindars safe”.

(E) Every Zamindar will have an absolute rule in his own Zamindari Correct. “Every zemindar will have absolute rule in his own zemindary”.

NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 10: Rebels and the Raj (2026-27)

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