Question

In which of the following systems was the charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company given to the village headman, rather than the zamindar?

• A. Mahalwari
• B. Iqtadari
• C. Zamindari
• D. Ryotwari

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Mahalwari

• The Mahalwari system was a land revenue system implemented in British India, primarily in North-Western India, Punjab, Awadh, and parts of Central India. • Under this system, the charge of collecting revenue and paying it to the East India Company was given to the village headman (Lumbardar) or the village community as a whole, rather than to the zamindar.