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 rich 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.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Bengal
Colonial rule was first established in Bengal, and it was there that the earliest attempts were made to reorder rural society and to establish a new regime of land rights and a new revenue system.
NCERT (2026-27): “1. Bengal and the Zamindars … As you know, colonial rule was first established in Bengal. It is here that the earliest attempts were made to reorder rural society and establish a new regime of land rights and a new revenue system. Let us see what happened in Bengal in the early years of Company (E.I.C.) rule. 1.1 An auction in Burdwan … In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan (presentday Bardhaman). It was a big public event. A number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue. Since the raja had accumulated huge arrears, his estates had been put up for auction.…” |