The Ryotwari System and its Results

Q. introduced the Ryotwari system in the southern part of India.

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Warren Hastings
3. Lord Wellesely
4. Thomas Munro

Q. Why was the land surveyed before implementing the Ryotwari system?

1. Surveying was not necessary.
2. Surveying of the land gave information about the land type for further planning.
3. Surveying helped in identifying the cultivators and their lands.
4. Surveying gave insight into the workings of peasant communities in South India.

Q. Select the sentences that differentiate the Ryotwari system from the Zamindari system?

1. The revenue was to be collected directly from the cultivators rather than through zamindars.
2. Factors like yield, price situation, market conditions and the crop cultivated were taken into account for fixing the Tax per acre.
3. The Ryotwari system did not provide recession in the case of famine and crop failures.
4. The peasants were identified, given a survey number and fixed the legal ownership of the land.

Q. In the Ryotwari system, who do you think benefitted the most?

1. The British.
2. The cultivators.
3. The Nizam.
4. The landlords.

Q. Discuss the economic impact of British Rule in India.

Q. Select the sentences that differentiate the Ryotwari system from the Zamindari system?

1. The revenue was to be collected directly from the cultivators rather than through zamindars.
2. Factors like yield, price situation, market conditions and the crop cultivated were taken into account for fixing the Tax per acre.
3. The Ryotwari system did not provide recession in the case of famine and crop failures.
4. The peasants were identified, given a survey number and fixed the legal ownership of the land.

Q. Why was the land surveyed before implementing the Ryotwari system?

1. Surveying was not necessary.
2. Surveying of the land gave information about the land type for further planning.
3. Surveying helped in identifying the cultivators and their lands.
4. Surveying gave insight into the workings of peasant communities in South India.

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1. Thomas Munro
2. Warren Hastings
3. Lord Cornwallis
4. Lord Wellesely

Q. Palegars were local chiefs from the districts that were ceded to the British and were very unhappy with the British rule in their districts.

1. True
2. False

Q. In the Ryotwari system, who do you think benefitted the most?

1. The British.
2. The landlords.
3. The cultivators.
4. The Nizam.

Q. What steps did Thomas Munro take before introducing the Ryotwari system?

1. Taxes were imposed before surveying of cultivators and their lands.
2. He subdued the Palegars and disbanded their armed forces.
3. He conducted an intense survey to identify cultivators and their lands.
4. He urged the peasants to purchase seeds, fix old wells or to dig new ones, improve their bullocks.

Q. Select the sentences that differentiate the Ryotwari system from the Zamindari system?

1. The revenue was to be collected directly from the cultivators rather than through zamindars.
2. Factors like yield, price situation, market conditions and the crop cultivated were taken into account for fixing the Tax per acre.
3. The Ryotwari system did not provide recession in the case of famine and crop failures.
4. The peasants were identified, given a survey number and fixed the legal ownership of the land.

Q. Why did the Ryotwari system fail in investing in agricultural improvement like the zamindar system?

1. The British did not encourage improvement.
2. The revenues were fixed at very high rates initially, and this was to be forcibly taken.
3. The cultivators eventually realised that they could generate profit by just owning land and renting it out and did not invest in improvements.
4. All of the above.