2024 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2024 · GS Paper I

Question 57: History and Culture

With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements :

  1. 1.Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.
  2. 2.Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

a1 only
b2 only
cBoth 1 and 2
dNeither 1 nor 2

UPSC dropped this question: it was not marked, and every candidate kept its marks either way.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2024, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.