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Q: The Ryotwari Settlement, in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in which of the following provinces ?
  • A. Madras and Bombay
  • B. Central Province
  • C. Assam and Bengal
  • D. Punjab
Correct Answer: Option A - The Ryotwari settlement in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in Madras and Bombay provinces. Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820. This was the primary land revenue system in South India. In Ryotwari System the ownership rights were handed over to the peasants. British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants. The revenue rates of the Ryatwari System were 50% where the lands were dry and 60% in irrigated land.
A. The Ryotwari settlement in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in Madras and Bombay provinces. Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820. This was the primary land revenue system in South India. In Ryotwari System the ownership rights were handed over to the peasants. British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants. The revenue rates of the Ryatwari System were 50% where the lands were dry and 60% in irrigated land.

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The Ryotwari settlement in which cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was primarily introduced in Madras and Bombay provinces. Ryotwari System was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820. This was the primary land revenue system in South India. In Ryotwari System the ownership rights were handed over to the peasants. British Government collected taxes directly from the peasants. The revenue rates of the Ryatwari System were 50% where the lands were dry and 60% in irrigated land.