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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
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Standard Reference Verified• Statement 1 is correct: In 1918, crops failed in Kheda district (Gujarat) due to drought. As per the revenue code, if the yield was less than 25 percent of normal, farmers were entitled to total remission. However, the authorities refused to grant remission and insisted on full collection. • Statement 2 is incorrect: Gujarat was under the Ryotwari/Mahalwari system; the British government did not propose introducing the Permanent Settlement (which applied to Bengal, Bihar, and parts of Madras and Odisha) in Gujarat.
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