Q. Consider the following statements regarding “ryotwari system”:
1.It was formulated by Governor Thomas Munro.
2.The peasant was entitled to possession of land so long as he paid the land revenue.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: By 1814 the Court of Directors had decided to introduce the ryotwari system.
- This was a system formulated by Governor Thomas Munro. Under this system the ryot, an Anglicization by the British in India of the Arabic word ra’īyah, meaning a peasant or cultivator, was the proprietor and taxpayer of the land.
- The government dealt with him directly without the intervention of any middlemen. The peasant was entitled to possession of land so long as he paid the land revenue.
Source: NCERT
