Match the land revenue settlements with the areas where they were introduced by the British in India List I List II A. Permanent Settlement 1. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, East Bengal, portions of Assam and Coorg B. Ryotwari System 2. Agra, Awadh, NWFP, ceded and conquered provinces C. Mahalwari System 3. Northern Karnataka 4. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

The correct answer is A - 4, B - 1, C - 2. Key Points The correct matches are: List I List II Permanent Settlement Northern Karnataka Ryotwari System Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, East Bengal, portions of Assam and Coorg Mahalwari System Agra, Awadh, NWFP, ceded and conquered provinces Additional Information Ryotwari System: Ryotwari System in Madras was a revenue collecting scheme of the British. Sir Thomas Munro introduced the Ryotwari System in Madras in 1820 . Sir Thomas Munro was the governor of Madras from 1820-1827. Under the Ryotwari System in Madras revenue was collected from cultivators of agricultural land. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, East Bengal, portions of Assam and Coorg. Mahalwari System: This system was mainly introduced in Uttar Pradesh , central India, and Punjab. Holt Mackenzie introduced the Mahalwari System in India. This system was introduced in 1833 . In this system, the village headmen collected the land tax from farmers. This system forced farmers to grow commercial crops only. Agra, Awadh, and NWFP ceded and conquered provinces. Permanent Settlement: Zamindari System was known as the permanent land settlement system. In this system, the Zamindars were given ownership of the land. Peasants had to give the rent of land directly to Zamindars. Lord Cornwallis introduced the Zamindari system in India. It was in effect in Northern Karnataka. ​