UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2013 · Q1(c) · 10 marks
“Ryotwari falls into three stages-early, middle and late, and the only description common to all is that it is a mode of settlement with small farmers, so small, indeed, that their average holding is, on recent figures, only about 6(½) acres.” Critically Examine
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- Ryotwari, Mahalwari and Land Revenue Policy
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