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प्रश्न
Assertion (A): Zamindars defaulted on payments in the Permanent Settlement.
Reason (R): Prices of the agricultural produce were low.
पर्याय
(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(R) is correct but (A) is not correct.
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उत्तर
(A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
The Zamindars failed to make revenue payments due to the business as required by the Permanent Settlement Act. This payment failure was caused by a number of factors, and one of them was the price of agricultural produce.
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Answer in 100-150 Words
Why Was the Jotedar a Powerful Figure in Many Areas of Rural Bengal?
Answer in 100-150 Words
How Did Zamindars Manage to Retain Control Over Their Zamindaris?
Answer in 100-150 words.
How Did the Paharias Respond to the Coming of Outsiders?
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?
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?
When was the permanent settlement introduced 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.
What was being auctioned in Burdwan in 1797?
Zamindars were responsible for ______.
To save their property, whom did the zamindar transferred it to?
When was the Fifth Report submitted?
Match the following.
| List I | List II |
| A. Fifth Report | 1. 1793 |
| B. Permanent Settlement | 2. 1813 |
| C. American Civil War | 3. 1856 |
| D. Santhal Rebellion | 4. 1861 |
When was the East India Company acquired a charter from the ruler of England?
Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced in 1793?
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 |
“The power of the Jotedars was more effective than that of the zamindars.” Justify the statement with suitable arguments.
Read the given source and answer the questions that follow:
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From the Fifth Reports Referring to the condition of zamindars and the auction of lands, the Fifth Report stated: The revenue was not realised with punctuality, and lands to a considerable extent were periodically exposed to sale by auction. In the native year 1203, corresponding with 1796-97, the land advertised for sale comprehended a jumma or assessment of sicca rupees 28,70,061, the extent of land actually sold bore a jumma or assessment of 14,18,756, and the amount of purchase money sicca rupees 17,90,416. In 1204, corresponding with 1797-98, the land advertised was for sicca rupees 26,66,191, the quantity sold was for sicca rupees 22,74,076, and the purchase money sicca rupees 21,47,580. Among the defaulters were some of the oldest families of the country. Such were the rajahs of Nuddea, Rajeshaye, Bishenpore (all districts of Bengal), … and others, the dismemberment of whose estates at the end of each succeeding year, threatened them with poverty and ruin, and in some instances presented difficulties to the revenue officers, in their efforts to preserve undiminished the amount of public assessment. |
- Examine the reason for calling it as a 'Fifth Report'.
- Why were activities of East India company closely debated in England?
- Analyse any two limitations of this report.
Identify the British official with the help of the following information and select the correct option:
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