Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:

Which of the following is incorrect about Ryotwari Settlement?

Options:

Introduced in Bombay Deccan.

Revenue was directly settled with the ryot.

Revenue demand was fixed permanently.

Lands were resurveyed after every 30 years.

Correct Answer:

Revenue demand was fixed permanently.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Revenue demand was fixed permanently.

Option 1- Introduced in Bombay Deccan. (correct)
Option 2- Revenue was directly settled with the ryot. (correct)
Option 3- Revenue demand was fixed permanently. (Incorrect)
Option 4- Lands were resurveyed after every 30 years. (correct)

The Ryotwari Settlement:

The revenue system that was introduced in the Bombay Deccan came to be known as the ryotwari settlement. Unlike the Bengal system, the revenue was directly settled with the ryot. The average income from different types of soil was estimated, the revenue-paying capacity of the ryot was assessed and a proportion of it fixed as the share of the state. The lands were resurveyed every 30 years and the revenue  rates increased. Therefore the revenue demand was no longer permanent.