Identify the law according to which if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sunset Law
According to the Sunset Law, if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | – | 19-07 S1* | 24-05 S2 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Why zamindars defaulted on payments … Third: the revenue was invariable, regardless of the harvest, and had to be paid punctually. In fact, according to the Sunset Law, if payment did not come in by sunset of the specified date, the zamindari was liable to be auctioned. Fourth: the Permanent Settlement initially limited the power of the zamindar to collect rent from the ryot and manage his zamindari.…” |