1. What was the Ryotwari system?
2. Discuss the indigo rebellion in brief.
3. What was the Mahalwari system?
4. How did the land revenue settlement introduced by the British lead to improvement of the
peasantly?
5. In what ways was the administration of the company different from that of Indian rulers?
6. Why were Ryots reluctant to grow indigo?Please answer me in shot or long as your wish but answer all the questions
Answers
Answer:
1.The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 based on system administered by Captain Alexander Read in the Baramahal District.
Explanation:
2.The Indigo Rebellion (Neel Bidroho) took place in Bengal in 1859-60 and was a revolt by the farmers against British planters who had forced them to grow indigo under terms that were greatly unfavourable to the farmers. ... The cultivators were forced to grow indigo in place of food crops.
3.The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. The other two systems were the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793 and the Ryotwari system in 1820. It covered the states of Punjab, Awadh and Agra, parts of Orissa, and Madhya Pradesh.
Answer:
1)The Ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India, introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 based on system administered by Captain Alexander Read in the Baramahal District.
2)The Indigo Rebellion (Neel Bidroho) took place in Bengal in 1859-60 and was a revolt by the farmers against British planters who had forced them to grow indigo under terms that were greatly unfavourable to the farmers. ... The cultivators were forced to grow indigo in place of food crops.
3)The Mahalwari system was introduced by Holt Mackenzie in 1822. The other two systems were the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793 and the Ryotwari system in 1820. It covered the states of Punjab, Awadh and Agra, parts of Orissa, and Madhya Pradesh.
4)Increase in money-lending: The land settlements introduced a market economy with cash payments of revenue. This led to an increase in money-lending activities, which put Indian peasants under debt, which were exploited by money lenders. Led to inequalities: The Land tenure system led to increase in social inequalities.System was latest implemented in Madras and Mysore region by Thomas Munro in 1801. The tiller of the land was recognised as the owner of the land. under the system, both the farmer and the company and directly linked. the owner had to pay 50% of producers land tax to the company government.
5)The administration of the Company was different from that of the Indian rulers in the following ways: The Company divided its administrative units called Presidencies. There were three Presidencies – Bengal, Madras and Bombay. In India, districts were the main administrative units.
6)The ryots were reluctant to grow indigo because: The planters paid a very low price for indigo.The planters insisted that the peasants cultivate indigo on the most fertile parts of their land, but the peasants preferred growing rice on the best soils after an indigo harvest.
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