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प्रश्न
Answer in 100-150 Words
Why Was the Jotedar a Powerful Figure in Many Areas of Rural Bengal?
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उत्तर
Jotedars were rich peasants in Bengal. They owned big plots of land sometimes running into thousand of acres of land. They controlled local trade and commerce including the money lending business. They had great influence on the local village population. They were regarded more powerful than the Zamindars even. Following are the main reasons for the high status of Jotedars.
1.The Jotedars controlled trade and commerce including money lending business at the local level.
2.In order to weaken the Zamindars, Jotedars would mobilise ryots not to pay or delay payment towards land revenue.
3.The Jotedars opposed the moves of Zamindars to increase the Jama of a village.
4.The Jotedars lived in villages only. Hence they were in a better position to interact with and influence the peasants.
5.Jotedars were rich and owned big areas of land under cultivation. Many a time they would buy estates of Zamindar. That would be auctioned due to failure to pay up land revenue.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write a short essay (250-300 words) on the following:
Why were many zamindaris auctioned after the Permanent Settlement?
By which name were the jotedars called?
Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
Which of the following were the features of the Permanent Settlement introduced in Bengal?
- Land revenue was fixed.
- Ownership of lands was non-transferable.
- Ryots were reduced to the status of tenants.
Select the correct answer.
Who among the following was the leader of the Santhal rebellion?
Match the following.
| (i) | cutcheries | (a) | peasant |
| (ii) | Jumma | (b) | moneylender |
| (iii) | Sahukar | (c) | court |
| (iv) | ryot | (d) | assessment |
Choose the correct option.
Who among the following emerged as a danger for Paharis?
Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
Consider the following statements.
- Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 AD.
- Jotedars were quite powerful.
- All the Zamindars paid their dues very easily.
- The ryots came to see the moneylenders as devious and deceitful.
Critically analyse the Fifth Report which was submitted to the British Parliament in 1813.
Examine the policies adopted by the British towards Paharias during 18th century.
What was being auctioned in Burdwan in 1797?
Zamindars were responsible for ______.
What do you mean by cutcheries?
Why couldn't ryots pay dues to the Zamindars?
When did the jotedars becomes powerful?
When was the Fifth Report submitted?
Consider the following statements regarding the early years of the East India Company establishment in India:
I. The colonial rule was first established in The Bengal.
II. In the beginning, the earliest attempts were made to reorder rural society and establish a new regime of land rights and a new revenue system.
III. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793. The East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Who was the ruler of England at the time when the East India Company got permission to trade with India?
Which among the following was the first province of India where colonial rule was established?
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Francis Buchanan | 1. Introduced Permanent Settlement |
| B. Charles Cornwallis | 2. Surveyed North Bengal |
| C. David Ricardo | 3. Land records management |
| D. Sidhu Manjhi | 4. Santhal revolt |
Assertion (A): Zamindars defaulted on payments in the Permanent Settlement.
Reason (R): Prices of the agricultural produce were low.
“The Burdwan auction had a strange twist and was considered as a big public event in 1797”, explain the statement.
