Q. Consider the following statements regarding the ryotwari system prevalent in western India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Consider the following statements regarding the ryotwari system prevalent in western India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is B 2 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Although the ryotwari system aimed for direct Revenue settlement between farmers & the government, over the years, landlordism & tenancy became widespread. Because textile weavers were unemployed they started working as tenant farmers for other rich farmers. In many districts, more than 2/3 of farmland was leased. Also, the Insistence on cash payment of revenue led to more indebtedness among farmers. Moneylenders became landowners in due course.
Statement 2 is correct: In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land. They had ownership rights, could sell, mortgage or gift the land. The taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants. Insistence on cash payment of revenue led to more indebtedness among farmers. Moneylenders became landowners in due course.
Statement 3 is incorrect: rates are fixed based upon the productivity of the land. The rates were 50% in dryland and 60% in wetland.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Although the ryotwari system aimed for direct Revenue settlement between farmers & the government, over the years, landlordism & tenancy became widespread. Because textile weavers were unemployed they started working as tenant farmers for other rich farmers. In many districts, more than 2/3 of farmland was leased. Also, the Insistence on cash payment of revenue led to more indebtedness among farmers. Moneylenders became landowners in due course.
Statement 2 is correct: In this system, the peasants or cultivators were regarded as the owners of the land. They had ownership rights, could sell, mortgage or gift the land. The taxes were directly collected by the government from the peasants. Insistence on cash payment of revenue led to more indebtedness among farmers. Moneylenders became landowners in due course.
Statement 3 is incorrect: rates are fixed based upon the productivity of the land. The rates were 50% in dryland and 60% in wetland.
