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SSC GD 2019 PYQ — Question 45

SSC GD Constable (English) - 15 Feb 2019 Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q45

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Under which land revenue system, the zamindars were given the rights to transfer their properties subject to the payment of a fixed amount to the Government?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Permanent Settlement.

  • The Permanent Settlement was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land that had far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire British Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside.