The __________ stated that if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sunset Law
Under the Permanent Settlement the revenue was fixed and had to be paid punctually: according to the Sunset Law, if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | 19-07 S1 | 24-05 S2* | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2025-26): “1.3 Why zamindars defaulted on payments … Third: the revenue was invariable, regardless of the harvest, and had to be paid punctually. In fact, according to the Sunset Law, if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.…” |