Question

This land tenure system is also known as the 'system of auction'. (a) Ryotwari (b) Mahalwari (c) ljaradari (d) Permanent Settlement​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ryotwari land tenure system is also known as the 'system of auction'.

Hence the correct option is (a) .

Answer 2

Ryotwari system

Explanation:

• Ryotwari system is the system in which the peasants were considered as the owners of the land.
• They had a license to sell, mortgage or gift the land.
• The taxes were directly obtained by the government from the peasants.
• The taxes were 50% in dryland and 60% in the wetland.
• There was no involvement of middlemen in the Zamindari system.
• High taxes had to be paid only in cash, the dilemma of moneylenders came into the show.
• They further opressed the peasants with heavy interests.
• The ryotwari system was practised in the Madras and Bombay areas, as well as Assam and Coorg regions.
• Apart from the permanent settlement and Ryotwari system, the other kind of land revenue system was the Mahalwari system