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During the British rule, zamindars exploited the farmers. According to you what was the major interest of the zamindars at that point of time? |
The main interest was to produce crops for the purpose of commercialization The main interest was to exploit the farmers by extracting maximum profits in the form of rent The main interest was to improve the economic conditions of the farmers by developing the agricultural sector The main interest was the economic development of the country as whole which would have eventually helped in the industrialization process of Britain |
The main interest was to exploit the farmers by extracting maximum profits in the form of rent |
As Indian economy was an agrarian economy, Britishers knew that the maximum revenue can be generated from this sector only. Thus, they introduced land revenue settlement system. Zamindari system was one of its type which snatched the ownership of the farmers and gave it to Zamindars. Eventually, these zamindars exploited farmers by charging them with high percentage of taxes. So, we can conclude that the major interest was to extract maximum profits in the form of rent from the farmers. |
