In which of the following areas of British India was the zamindari system implemented?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Bengal presidency
The zamindari system was put in place in the then Bengal Presidency, which covered parts of present-day eastern states. Under it, farm profits went to the zamindars instead of the cultivators.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Agricultural Sector India’s economy under the British colonial rule remained fundamentally agrarian — about 85 per cent of the country’s population lived mostly in villages and derived livelihood directly or indirectly from agriculture (See Box 1.2). However, despite being the occupation of such a large population, the agricultural sector continued to experience stagnation and, not infrequently, unusual deterioration. Agricultural productivity became low though, in absolute terms, the sector experienced some growth due to the expansion of the aggregate area under cultivation. This stagnation in the agricultural sector was caused mainly because of the various systems of land settlement that were introduced by the colonial government. Particularly, under the zamindari system which was implemented in the then Bengal Presidency comprising parts of India’s present-day eastern states, the profit accruing out of the agriculture sector went to the zamindars instead of the cultivators. …” |