NDA 2020 General Knowledge question

What was the consequence of Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal ?

(A)The zamindars invested capital and enterprise to improve agriculture along lines of British yeoman farmers
(B)A group of rich peasants known as jotedars succeeded in consolidating their position in the villagesCorrect
(C)The ryots prospered as a result of fixed revenue levy imposed on them
(D)The system of Collectorate introduced by the Company for exercising supervisory control on zamindars failed to take off

Answer: (B)

Solution

Under the Permanent Settlement many zamindars failed to pay the high revenue demand and lost their estates, while the jotedars, a class of rich peasants who controlled local trade and

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Question ID VK-031651