Practicing Success
Read the passage and answer the questions : "In introducing permanent Settlement, the British officials hoped that with the revenue demand of the state being permanently fixed would lead to regular flow of revenue and earn profit. This would lead to the emergence of a class of yeomen farmers and rice landowners who would be nurtured by the British and will be loyal to the East India Company. If the revenue failed, the estates were to be auctioned." |
Here the earliest attempts were made to reorder rural society and establish new regime of land rights plus new revenue system. Identify the region. |
Awadh Bombay Bengal Gujarat |
Bengal |
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bengal |