2016 · Q88
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Permanent Settlement?
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- AThe Permanent Settlement vested landownership rights in the Zamindar
- BThe Permanent Settlement continued to pay attention to the customary occupancy rights of peasants
- CThe burden of the high revenue assessment was shifted to the peasants under the Permanent Settlement
- DThe condition of the actual cultivators of the land declined under Permanent Settlement
Explanation
The Permanent Settlement (1793) vested landownership in zamindars, shifted the high revenue burden onto peasants, and worsened the cultivators' condition, so (A), (C), and (D) are true characteristics. It did NOT safeguard customary occupancy rights; instead it ignored/overrode them in favour of the zamindars. Hence (B) is NOT a characteristic.