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| Q. |
Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by: |
| A. | Clive |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» D. Cornwallis | |
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Explanation: The Permanent Settlement- also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal- was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali land lords to fix revenues to be raised from land, with far reachingconsequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside. It was concluded in 1793, by the Company administration headed by harles, Earl Cornwallis. It formed one part of a larger body of legislation enacted known as the Cornwallis Code. |
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