In which of the following systems was the charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company given to the village headman, rather than the zamindar?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The Correct Answer is option 1 i.e. Mahalwari .
In the Mahalwari system, the responsibility of collecting land revenue and paying it to the British was given to the village headman (also called the lambardar), not the zamindar.
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It was introduced by Holt Mackenzie and Lord William Bentinck in 1822 in North-Western Provinces, and later extended to Punjab, Central India, and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
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The term Mahal referred to a group of villages or a single large village.
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The village collectively paid revenue, and the headman managed the collection on behalf of the British.