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Q.

With reference to the Ryotwari settlement, consider the following statements:

1. The cultivator was to be recognised as the owner of his plot of land.

2. The settlement under this system was not made permanent.

3. It was introduced in Punjab and the North-West provinces.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Under the system, the cultivator was to be recognised as the owner of his plot of land subject to the payment of land revenue. However, in practice, the Ryotwari Settlement did not bring into existence a system of peasant ownership. The peasant soon discovered that the large number of zamindars had been replaced by one giant zamindar—the state.

Statement 2 is correct: The settlement under the Ryotwari system was not made permanent. It was revised periodically after 20 to 30 years when the revenue demand was usually raised.

Statement 3 is not correct: The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced in parts of the Madras and Bombay Presidencies in the beginning of the 19th century. A modified version of the zamindari settlement, introduced in the Gangetic valley, the North-West Provinces, parts of Central India, and the Punjab, was known as the Mahalwari System.

Thus, Option A is Correct.

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