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Q: Who devised the Mahalwari Settlement?
  • A. Holt Mackenzie
  • B. Lord Dalhousei
  • C. Edmund Burke
  • D. Warren Hastings
Correct Answer: Option A - The Mahalwari System was first introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. Under this system the land revenue was fixed on the basis of gross village production. Also in this system the fixing of land revenue was done on an estimate. Due to this critical system the government spent more money on collection process and the amount they got in form of land revenue was less than that. Firstly it was enacted in UP, MP, Punjab.
A. The Mahalwari System was first introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. Under this system the land revenue was fixed on the basis of gross village production. Also in this system the fixing of land revenue was done on an estimate. Due to this critical system the government spent more money on collection process and the amount they got in form of land revenue was less than that. Firstly it was enacted in UP, MP, Punjab.

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The Mahalwari System was first introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. Under this system the land revenue was fixed on the basis of gross village production. Also in this system the fixing of land revenue was done on an estimate. Due to this critical system the government spent more money on collection process and the amount they got in form of land revenue was less than that. Firstly it was enacted in UP, MP, Punjab.