History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET June 2015 History
Consider the following about the Ryotwari system. Select the correct answer from the code given below.
- 1. It was made with the cultivators directly.
- 2. The cultivators could sell their land.
- 3. The land revenue was to be revised periodically.
- 4. The extensive survey of all land was conducted immediately.
A1, 2 and 3 ✓ Correct
B2, 3 and 4
C3, 4 and 1
D4, 3 and 1
Correct answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3 — Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
Explanation
★Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct, so the answer is 1, 2 and 3.
★The Ryotwari settlement was made directly with the cultivators, the ryots.
★Under it the cultivators could sell or mortgage their land.
★The land revenue was to be revised from time to time.
★Statement 4 is wrong, for an extensive survey was not done immediately.
★The system was applied mainly in the Madras and Bombay presidencies.
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