History · Revenue Systems in British India

Which of the following are correct? A. Since 1770, even before Cornwallis arrived, company officials like Alexander Dow, Henri Patullo, and Philip Francis were advocating for the land tax being permanently fixed. B. The Physiocratic school assigned primacy to agriculture in a country's economy. C. The introduction of the Permanent Settlement led to an assessment fixed forever. D. The assessment under the Permanent Settlement would reduce the scope of corruption. E. It was hoped that under the Permanent Settlement, the landlord would not invest in improving the land. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: