QuestionHistory / land revenue
In 1797, under a clause of which one of the following settlements, Raja of Burdwan’s estate was auctioned when he failed to pay the revenue to the East India Company?
- (a) Taluqdari
- (b) Ryotwari
- (c) Permanent
- (d) Mahalwari
Answer: (c) Permanent
Under the Permanent Settlement (1793, Bengal), the sunset law let the Company auction estates of zamindars who failed to pay revenue on time. The Raja of Burdwan's lands were auctioned in 1797.