Arrange the following events in chronological order:(A) Santhals begi…

The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (A), (C), (D)

(B) Permanent Settlement in Bengal — 1793. The Company fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay, and the amount was not to be raised in future. It was the first big revenue experiment of the Company, in Bengal.

(A) Santhals begin to come to the Rajmahal hills and settle there — 1800s. The Santhals cleared the forest in the lower slopes of the hills and settled as cultivators; their revolt against zamindars and moneylenders came later, in 1855-56.

(C) First revenue settlement in the Bombay Deccan — 1818. Here the British introduced the ryotwari system, a settlement made directly with the ryots, not with zamindars.

(D) Ryots in Deccan villages rebel — 1875. Weighed down by debt after the cotton boom ended, the ryots attacked the moneylenders and burnt their account books.

Tip: All four events stand together in the timeline printed at the end of the chapter. NTA sets questions even from these end-of-chapter timelines, so give each one a few minutes before the exam.