Q18 of 33 Page 1

Consider the following statements regarding the establishment of British East India Company in Bengal:

I. The Permanent Settlement had come into operation in 1793.


II. In 1797 there was an auction in Burdwan, during which a number of mahals (estates) held by the Raja of Burdwan were being sold.


III. The estates of those who failed to pay were to be auctioned to recover the revenue.


Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?


Option d is correct because all three statements listed above are correct.

Option a is not correct because it states that only one statement is correct.


Option b is not correct because it excluded the third statement.


Option c is not correct because it excluded second statement.

More from this chapter

All 33 →