Question

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

• A. The British.
• B. The landlords.
• C. The cultivators.
• D. The Nizam.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The cultivators.

The Ryoti, meaning cultivator was the basis on which the system was created. The system identified cultivators, their land and was given legal ownership through survey numbers. The revenue was collected directly from them, and the tax amount took factors like yield, crop cultivated, market into consideration.