History · Permanent Settlement 1793
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The Permanent Settlement enacted in 1793 across the Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa regions resulted in the severe socio-economic deterioration of the peasantry. Reason R: The settlement fixed revenue demands in perpetuity, which incentivized Zamindars to engage in sub-infeudation and extract merciless rents to secure their financial margins. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A✓
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
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Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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