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Question : Who introduced the Zamindari Settlement as a measure of land revenue administration?

Option 1: Lord Lytton

Option 2: Lord Curzon

Option 3: Lord Cornwallis

Option 4: Lord Wellesley


Team Careers360 12th Jan, 2024
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Correct Answer: Lord Cornwallis


Solution : The correct option is Lord Cornwallis.

In 1793, Lord Cornwallis, the Governor-General of India, proposed the Zamindari Settlement. This system was a significant reform in the land revenue administration of British India. The British East India Company acknowledged zamindars, or landowners, as the rightful proprietors of land under the terms of the Zamindari Settlement, and they were tasked with collecting rent from the peasants.

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