Which one of the following destroyed the peasants’ rights over the land cultivated by them?a) Riot wari settlementb) Mahalwari settlementc) Permanent settlementd) Annual settlement
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Explanation:b
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The Correct Answer would be c) permanent settlement. The Permanent settlement eventually destroyed the peasants' rights over the land cultivated by them.
Explanation:
The Permanent Settlement was basically an agreement between the East India Company, which basically came from west and all the Bengali landlords. It was introduced in 1793 by the Company administration which was headed by Charles and Earl Cornwallis. It eventually formed one part of the larger body of legislation which is known as the Cornwallis Code. It was introduced in order to fix the revenues that has to be raised from the fertile land, which would be having consequences for both, the agricultural methods as well as productivity, in the entire British Empire as well as the political realities that are embraced in the Indian countryside.