GK Question

history easy true_false

The 'Permanent Settlement' created a class of absentee landlords in Bengal.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

The Permanent Settlement (1793) recognized zamindars as landowners who paid fixed revenue to the British. Many zamindars lived in cities, collecting rent without investing in agriculture, leading to rural impoverishment. [[30]]

Topic Colonial Economic History
Exam Relevance SSC, UPSC, Banking