OPSC 2016 Solved Paper

Question : 17 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

State Demand under the Permanent Settlement was fixed on

89 percent of the rental
11 percent of the rental
Both of these
None of these

Solution:

The Permanent Settlement was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised from land. It was concluded in 1793 by the Company administration headed by Lord Cornwallis.
The Permanent Settlement had the features that state demand was fixed at

89 \%

of the rent and

11 \%

was to be retained by the zamindar. The state demand could not be increased and failure to pay led to the sale of land to the highest bidder.

Go to Question:

Prev Question

Next Question