{"id":92202,"date":"2025-06-01T11:16:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92202"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:16:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:16:55","slug":"with-reference-to-revenue-collection-by-cornwallis-consider-the-follo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-revenue-collection-by-cornwallis-consider-the-follo\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the follo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.<\/li>\n<li>2. Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is B.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. While the Ryotwari system involved direct settlement with the cultivator (ryot), it often fixed high revenue demands, and exemptions or reductions during bad harvests were not guaranteed and depended on administrative discretion, often leading to hardship.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. The Permanent Settlement introduced by Cornwallis in Bengal included a strict &#8216;Sunset Clause&#8217;. If the Zamindar failed to pay the fixed revenue by the specified date (sunset of the last day of payment), his Zamindari rights were forfeited, and the estate was auctioned off.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Permanent Settlement (1793) was introduced in Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced primarily in Madras and Bombay Presidencies by Thomas Munro and others. Another major revenue system was the Mahalwari Settlement in North-Western Provinces, Punjab, and parts of Central India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements : 1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities. 2. Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the follo\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-revenue-collection-by-cornwallis-consider-the-follo\/#more-92202\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the follo<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1103,1264,1124],"class_list":["post-92202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1103","tag-economic-impact-of-british-rule-on-india","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the follo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is B. 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