Mahalwari System

Q. In the Mahalwari system, land was divided into which of the following?

1. Zameen
2. Zilas
3. Taluks
4. Tukdas

Q. Mahalwari system was not implemented in which of the following states?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Punjab
4. Kerala

Q. Why was the Mahalwari system inefficient?

1. The farmers and agricultural labourers were inefficient.
2. The Zamindars demanded more revenue from the farmers than they could produce.
3. The company officials fixed more money than the land could produce.
4. The Zamindars and the marginal farmers were inefficient.

Q. Who collected tax under the Mahalwari system?

1. Village Headman
2. British
3. Zamindar
4. Farmer

Q. Who introduced Mahalwari System?

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. R.M. Bird
4. Lord Dalhousie

Q. Holt Mackenzie brought in a new system of revenue called the Mahalwari Settlement, which officially came into effect in 1822.

1. True
2. False

Q. The Mahalwari system was implemented in villages located in the province of the Presidency.

1. North-Eastern
2. North-Western
3. Bengal
4. Bihar

Q. Who introduced the Mahalwari system?

1. Thomas Munro
2. Robert Clive
3. Holt Mackenzie
4. Lord Cornwallis

Q. When was the Mahalwari system introduced?

1. 1820 CE
2. 1821 CE
3. 1822 CE
4. 1823 CE

Q. What is a "Mahal" in the context of British administration of India?

1. The king's palace
2. A farm
3. A revenue estate
4. A freedom movement