Under the colonial revenue settlement, a zamindar who failed to deposit the fixed revenue by the due date

paid a small fine and kept the landCorrect answerYour answerwas given another full year to payCorrect answerYour answerpassed the land to the cultivatorsCorrect answerYour answerlost his rights over the landCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

The terms were harsh: revenue had to be paid on fixed dates whatever the harvest, or the zamindar lost his rights.
So zamindars squeezed the cultivators for revenue instead of improving the land.

Concept: Revenue settlement
Typical timeTypical: 100 s
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The rule this testsAgriculture under colonial rule

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Under the colonial revenue settlement, a zamindar who failed to deposit the fixed revenue by the due date

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