Which report reproduced zamindars’ and ryots’ petitions as appendices for consideration of the British Parliament?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The Fifth Report
The Fifth Report, submitted to the British Parliament in 1813, ran into 1002 pages, of which over 800 were appendices reproducing petitions of zamindars and ryots and other records.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.6 The Fifth Report … Many of the changes we are discussing were documented in detail in a report that was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813. It was the fifth of a series of reports on the administration and activities of the East India Company in India. Often referred to as the Fifth Report, it ran into 1002 pages, of which over 800 pages were appendices that reproduced petitions of zamindars and ryots, reports of collectors from different districts, statistical tables on revenue returns, and notes on the revenue and judicial administration of Bengal and Madras (present-day Tamil Nadu) written by officials.…” |