Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who introduced Ryotwari System in India?

Options:

Lord Irwin

Holt Mackenzie

Lord Cornwallis and Alexander Reed

Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro

Correct Answer:

Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro

The Ryotwari System was introduced in India by Alexander Reed and Thomas Munro.

The Ryotwari System was a land revenue system in which the British government collected taxes directly from individual peasant cultivators (ryots). The system was first introduced in the Madras Presidency in the late 18th century, and it was later extended to other parts of India.

The Ryotwari System was a controversial system, and it was criticized by both Indian nationalists and British officials. Indian nationalists argued that the system was unfair to the peasants, as it taxed them heavily and left them with little to survive on. British officials argued that the system was difficult to administer, and that it was not as efficient as other systems of land revenue collection.

Despite its drawbacks, the Ryotwari System remained in place in India until the country gained independence in 1947. After independence, the Indian government introduced a number of reforms to the system, but the basic principles of the Ryotwari System remain in place today.