question_answer 4)

 How was Mahalwari System different from the Permanent Settlement?  

Answer:

 Under the Permanent Settlement the revenue was fixed or decided as per the land holdings of the peasants; In Mahalwari system revenue was to be paid by village known as mahal.   In Permanent Settlement, there was no provision of any revision of the revenue. But in Mahalwari System the revenue was to be revised periodically.    In Permanent Settlement the zamindars collected the revenue. But in Mahalwari systern the village headman had to collect the revenue.