1. Which system of land revenue was introduced by the British in Bengal in 1793, fixing land revenue at a permanent rate?
a) Ryotwari System
b) Mahalwari System
c) Permanent Settlement
d) Zamindari System
Answer: c) Permanent Settlement
2. The Ryotwari System, which involved direct settlement with individual cultivators, was introduced by which British administrator in Southern India?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Sir Thomas Munro
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer: b) Sir Thomas Munro
3. The Mahalwari System, which involved revenue collection at the village level, was introduced in which part of British India?
a) Bengal
b) Madras
c) Punjab
d) Bombay
Answer: c) Punjab
4. Under the Zamindari System, who was primarily responsible for the collection of land revenue from the peasants?
a) The British government
b) The local village headman
c) The Zamindar (landlord)
d) The revenue collector
Answer: c) The Zamindar (landlord)
5. The "Settlement Report" of 1853, which criticised the flaws in the Permanent Settlement, was authored by which British official?
a) Sir Charles Metcalfe
b) Lord Curzon
c) Sir John Lawrence
d) Sir William Bentinck
Answer: a) Sir Charles Metcalfe