GK Question

history hard mcq

Which system led to the emergence of a class of absentee landlords in Bengal?

  1. Ryotwari
  2. Mahalwari
  3. Permanent Settlement
  4. Temporary Settlement

Answer: Permanent Settlement

The Permanent Settlement created a class of zamindars who often lived in cities and collected rent from peasants without investing in agriculture, leading to rural impoverishment and absentee landlordism. [[1]]

Topic British Land Revenue Systems
Exam Relevance UPSC, SSC CGL