UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 2
With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements :
- Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.
- Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (2 only)
Explanation: The Permanent Settlement enforced strict, fixed-date zamindari revenue payments, while Ryotwari cultivators had no automatic general exemption for crop failure.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Incorrect/False - Ryotwari assessed cultivators individually; a bad harvest did not confer the stated blanket exemption.
2. Correct/True - Under the Permanent Settlement, default could lead to auction/loss of zamindari under the sunset-law regime.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 1 (Ryotwari assessed cultivators individually; a bad harvest did not confer the stated blanket exemption.); omits correct item 2 (Under the Permanent Settlement, default could lead to auction/loss of zamindari under the sunset-law regime.).
B. Correct-includes precisely the true/correct statements or pairs identified above.
C. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 1 (Ryotwari assessed cultivators individually; a bad harvest did not confer the stated blanket exemption.).
D. Incorrect-omits correct item 2 (Under the Permanent Settlement, default could lead to auction/loss of zamindari under the sunset-law regime.).