Permanent Settlement was introduced to ___________________.

help the ryots

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earn a fixed and regular revenue

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help the landlords

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improve the prospects of agriculture

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The correct option is B earn a fixed and regular revenue
The Permanent Settlement was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside.

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$1$ .	The Permanent Settlement was introduced in parts of the Madras and Bombay Presidencies.
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