Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonialism and the Countryside

Question:
The Permanent Settlement was made by Britishers with which of the following in Bengal when the system was first established?
Options:
Rajas
Taluqdars
Land Owners
Both 1 and 2
Correct Answer:
Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
After a prolonged debate amongst Company officials, the Permanent Settlement was made with the rajas and Taluqdars of Bengal. They were now classified as zamindars, and they had to pay the revenue demand that was fixed in perpetuity. In terms of this definition, the zamindar was not a landowner in the village, but a revenue Collector of the state.