Which of the following statement are true about Zamindari System? (i) This system was introduced by Cornwallis in 1793. (ii) This system was prevalent in West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. (iii) The demand was fixed at 9/11 of the rental, the rest 2/11 being the Zamindar's remuneration. (iv) The Zamindari settlement made them owner of the land. Thereby creating a permanent interest in land.
(i), (ii) and (iv) only
The Zamindari system, also called the Permanent Settlement, fixed the land revenue permanently and collected it through zamindars who stood between the State and the cultivators.
Statement (i) is true: the system was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793 in Bengal.
Statement (ii) is true: the system prevailed in West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Statement (iii) is false: the demand was fixed at 10/11 of the rental, the remaining 1/11 being the zamindar's remuneration, not 9/11 and 2/11. Statement (iv) is true: the settlement recognised the zamindars as owners of the land, creating a permanent hereditary interest in it. So the true statements are (i), (ii) and (iv).
(i), (ii) and (iv) only option is correct.
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