2018 · Q65
Statement IThe Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal.
Statement IIAfter 1810, the agricultural prices declined affecting adversely the income of the Bengal Zamindars.
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- ABoth true and II explains I
- BBoth true but II does not explain I
- CI true but II false
- DI false but II true
Explanation
Statement I is true: the Permanent Settlement (1793) was essentially confined to Bengal, Bihar and Odisha and was rarely extended to any other region. Statement II is false: zamindars actually gained in this period because their revenue demand was fixed in perpetuity while agricultural prices and rental incomes rose — it was not a phase of declining prices hurting them. Hence statement I is true but statement II is false.