QuestionModern history / land revenue
Which one of the following propositions from the book 'History of British India' by James Mill is correct ?
- (a) The tax payable by the zamindars should not be more than thirty percent of the total produce
- (b) The rights of cultivators should be protected by the State
- (c) The State should remain as the landlord and that each peasant should hold land directly from the State as its tenant
- (d) Sufficient advances should be given to the peasants so that they are encouraged to cultivate cash crops
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