Question

How was the Mahalwari system different from the Permanent Settlement?

• A. In the Mahalwari system, the total revenue that a village should generate was calculated based on the amount of cultivable land.
• B. The zamindars collected a one time revenue from the village in the Mahalwari system.
• C. In the Mahalwari system, the village headman collected revenue instead of the zamindar.
• D. The crops that were grown under the Mahalwari system were different from the zamindari system.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

Under the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars were given the charge of collecting revenue from the peasants and paying it to the Company. But in the mahalwari system, this charge was given to the village headman.