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प्रश्न
Who Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
Who among the following Introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
विकल्प
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Curzon
Lord William Bentick
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उत्तर
Lord Cornwallis
Explanation:
Charles Cornwallis was dispatched to India in 1786 with the mission of reforming the company's policies. In 1786, the East India Company Court of Directors suggested a permanent solution for Bengal, reversing Calcutta's strategy of increasing zamindar revenue.
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| (i) | cutcheries | (a) | peasant |
| (ii) | Jumma | (b) | moneylender |
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| (iv) | ryot | (d) | assessment |
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| A. Fifth Report | 1. 1793 |
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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.
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Reason (R): Prices of the agricultural produce were low.
