SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 36

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Thomas Munro.

• The Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro at the end of the 18th century.
• It was introduced by him when he was the governor (1820–27) of Madras.
• It was a land revenue system in British India.
• In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land.
• They had ownership rights, could sell, mortgage or gift the land.
• The taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants.