Which of the following sentences are True of zamindars in the 18th-19th centuries?
A. They gave out loans to ryots and sold their produce.
B. They cultivated some land and gave out rest to under-ryots.
C. They paid revenue to the English East India Company.
D. They distributed the "jama' over the villages.
E. Zamindars paid rents to the ryots.

Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
1. C, D only
2. B, C only
3. A, D only
4. B, E only

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Statements C and D are only correct.

Zamindars were responsible for:
(1) paying revenue to the company. (Statement C)
(2) distributing the revenue demand (jama) over villages. (Statement D)

Each village ryot, big or small, paid rent to the zamindar.
Jotedar gave out loans to other ryots and sold their produce. (Correct version of Statement A)
Ryots cultivated some land and gave out the rest to under-ryots on rent. ( (Correct version of Statement B)
Under- ryots paid rent to the ryots (Correct version of Statement E)