Multiple choice

Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by _____.

  1. Lord Clive

  2. Lord Hastings

  3. Lord Wellesley

  4. Lord Cornwallis
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Explanation

The Permanent Settlement of Bengal (1793), also called the Permanent Revenue Settlement, was introduced by Lord Cornwallis. It fixed land revenue demands permanently, creating a class of zamindars (landlords). Earlier systems had different features - Clive used the dual government, Hastings had ryotwari experiments, Wellesley focused on expansion.

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