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    Consider the following pairs:
    1. Ryotwari Settlement: Madras and Bombay
    2. Mahalwari Settlement: Bengal and Bihar           
    3. Permanent Settlement: North Western Provinces
    Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

    A)  1 and 3 only               

    B)  1 only

    C)  2 and 3 only               

    D)  1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Zamindari or Permanent settlement was introduced in Bengal by Lord Cornwallis in 1793, Raiyatwari settlement was introduced in Madras and Bombay by Sir Thomas Munro, and Mahalwari settlement was introduced in North Western Provinces by William Bentinck.


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