Which of the following statement (s) is/are incorrect in relation to the Summary Settlement of 1856?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1 - Taluqdars established their hold over land through trust and congeniality.
Given statements about the Summary Settlement of 1856:
Option 1- It stated taluqdars established their hold over land through trust and congeniality. (Incorrect)
Option 2- It stated taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in the land.
Option 3- The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars wherever possible.
Option 4- None of the statements is correct.
The first British revenue settlement, known as the Summary Settlement of 1856, was based on the assumption that the taluqdars were interlopers with no permanent stakes in land: they had established their hold over land through force and fraud. The Summary Settlement proceeded to remove the taluqdars wherever possible.