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Answer the following questions in one sentence each.

(a) Who were the pillars of the British administration in India?


(b) What were the conditions for the payment of land revenue in the British rule?


(c) Which industry did Jamshedji Tata start at Jamshedpur?

(a) Civil services, army and the police were the three major pillars of the British administration in India.


(b) There were three systems under which the payment of land revenue was collected in the British rule :


I) In Zamindari system 89% of the tax belong to the british government leaving the rest for zamindars


II) In Rjotwari system the tax was personally collected from the peasants by the government


III) In Mahalwari system the village committee was held responsible for collection of taxes eliminating the middle men.


(c) TISCO - the iron and steel company was started by Jamshedji Tata at Jamshedpur in 1907.


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