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Question
Match the contents of Column A and Column B:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Ijaradari system | (a) Introduced by Lord Cornwallis |
| 2. Cotton, jute, poppy, sugarcane | (b) Linked with ports to make trade easier |
| 3. Ryotwari system | (c) First train from Mumbai to Thane |
| 4. permanent Settlement | (d) Calcutta linked to coalfields |
| 5. 1854 | (e) A new middle class |
| 6. 1856 | (f) Collective responsibility of farmers to pay the revenue |
| 7. All major raw material producing areas | (g) Cash crops grown by farmers |
| 8. Mahalwari system | (h) Railway line joined Madras to Arakonam |
| 9. 1853 | (i) Settlement made directly with cultivators |
| 10. Zamindars | (j) Auctioning of revenue to the highest bidder for five years |
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Solution
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Ijaradari system | (j) Auctioning of revenue to the highest bidder for five years |
| 2. Cotton, jute, poppy, sugarcane | (g) Cash crops grown by farmers |
| 3. Ryotwari system | (i) Settlement made directly with cultivators |
| 4. permanent Settlement | (a) Introduced by Lord Cornwallis |
| 5. 1854 | (d) Calcutta linked to coalfields |
| 6. 1856 | (h) Railway line joined Madras to Arakonam |
| 7. All major raw material producing areas | (b) Linked with ports to make trade easier |
| 8. Mahalwari system | (f) Collective responsibility of farmers to pay the revenue |
| 9. 1853 | (c) First train from Mumbai to Thane |
| 10. Zamindars | (e) A new middle class |
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