Q. Consider the following statements about British Agrarian Policy:
1. The Mahalwari Settlement was introduced in about 30 per cent of the total area under British rule.
2. The Ryotwari System covered about 51 per cent of the area under British rule.
Which of the above given statement is/are correct?
After their advent, the British principally adopted three types of land tenures. Roughly 19 per cent of the total area under the British rule, i.e., Bengal, Bihar, Banaras, division of the Northern Western Provinces and northern Karnatak, were brought under the Zamindari System or the Permanent Settlement. The second revenue system, called the Mahalwari Settlement, was introduced in about 30 per cent of the total area under British rule i.e., in major parts of the North Western Provinces, Central Provinces and the Punjab with some variations. The Ryotwari System covered about 51 per cent of the area under British rule comprising part of the Bombay and Madras Presidencies, Assam and certain other parts of British India.
Source: Tamil Nadu Board Class 12
