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With reference to the land revenue system introduced during the administration of Lord Cornwallis in British India, which of the following statements best describes the Permanent Settlement?
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- 1The system eliminated the role of zamindars and vested ownership rights directly in the cultivating peasants.
- 2Zamindars were recognised as proprietors of land, and they were required to pay a fixed amount of revenue to the colonial government.✓
- 3The colonial state directly supervised agricultural development and expansion, collecting revenue from cultivators without intermediaries.
- 4Land revenue assessments were periodically revised after annual surveys, leading to frequent increases in the revenue demand.
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Zamindars were recognised as proprietors of land, and they were required to pay a fixed amount of revenue to the colonial government.
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