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UPSC 2001: Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was
(a)the zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(b)there was no official check upon the zamindars
(c)it was the responsibility of the British Government
(d)the farmers were not interested in getting pattas
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) there was no official check upon the zamindars
The Permanent Settlement (1793) required zamindars to give written pattas to their tenant-cultivators, but the colonial administration put virtually no supervisory machinery in place. Because there was “no official check upon the zamindars”, many landlords simply ignored the rule, leaving ryots without documented rights. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-2001-solved-question-paper/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2001, GS Paper 1, as Question 76. It falls under Modern History > British Administration & Economic Policies.
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