UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 59
Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Alexander Read
- Thomas Munro
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation: The Ryotwari land-revenue system in south India developed through Alexander Read and Thomas Munro, with direct revenue settlement with individual cultivators. Cornwallis is linked instead to Permanent Settlement.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Incorrect - Cornwallis is associated with Permanent Settlement in Bengal (1793), not the Ryotwari origin.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Alexander Read pioneered early direct ryot-based revenue settlement in southern India.
Statement/Item 3: Correct - Thomas Munro refined and extended Ryotwari in the Madras Presidency.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1; omits correct statement/items 2, 3.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1; omits correct statement/item 2.
C: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 1.