Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?
- 1.Lord Cornwallis
- 2.Alexander Read
- 3.Thomas Munro
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Answer: C. Statement 1 is wrong: Cornwallis brought the Permanent Settlement in Bengal (1793). Statements 2 and 3 are correct: Alexander Read first tried Ryotwari in Baramahal, and Thomas Munro, who worked with him, spread it across Madras Presidency. So 2 and 3 only.
Watch for: Watch for Cornwallis; he is the big revenue name but tied to the zamindari system.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Cornwallis is linked with the Permanent Settlement, not Ryotwari.
- B. Wrong because Cornwallis had no role in Ryotwari.
- D. Wrong because Cornwallis is wrongly included.
Source to check: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III, Chapter 3 'Ruling the Countryside'; NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part III, Chapter 10 'Colonialism and the Countryside'; Bipan Chandra, Modern India
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