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The Economy on the Eve of Independence · Question 23 of 69

Question 23

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Under the zamindari system, the profit from agriculture went mainly to

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Explanation

  1. The zamindars collected rent from the cultivators and kept what was left after paying revenue to the government.

  2. They did little to improve the land, and the cultivators had neither the means nor the reason to.

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Zamindari
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