2012 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2012 · GS Paper I

Question 37: History and Culture

With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements :

  1. 1.The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
  2. 2.The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
  3. 3.The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a1 only
b1 and 2 only
c1, 2 and 3
dNone

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

The Ryotwari Settlement, introduced in Madras and Bombay and associated with Thomas Munro, dealt directly with the cultivator (ryot). Lands were surveyed and assessed, the ryot received a patta recording his holding, and he paid the revenue directly to the government, with no zamindar in between. All three statements describe it correctly.

  • 1. The ryot paid revenue directly to the government.
  • 2. The government issued pattas to the ryots.
  • 3. Lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Incomplete: pattas and survey and assessment are also features.
  • (b) Incomplete: land survey and assessment before taxation is also a feature.
  • (c) Correct: direct payment, pattas, and survey and assessment.
  • (d) Wrong: all three statements are accurate.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2012, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.