Question

Answer the following in 80-100 words:

1. Explain major features of permanent settlements.

2. Can you tell why there are more roads in the plains than in the hills?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Permanent Settlement was brought into practice in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis, the Governor-General. This was essentially an arrangement to adjust the land income between the company and the Zamindars. First enacted in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, this was later followed in the presidency of northern Madras and in the Varanasi district. He imagined the development in India of a hereditary class of landlords. Often known as the Zamindari System, this system

Explanation:

because in plains roads r easy to construct and as more population lives in plain