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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 2 and 3 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference Verified- Statement 1 is incorrect: Lord Cornwallis was associated with the introduction of the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793.
- Statements 2 and 3 are correct: The Ryotwari System was first introduced on an experimental basis in the Baramahal region by Captain Alexander Read in 1792 and was subsequently developed and implemented across the Madras and Bombay Presidencies by Thomas Munro in 1820.
Lord Cornwallis is famously associated with the Permanent (Zamindari) Settlement of 1793. Eliminating statement 1 leaves only option (c) (2 and 3 only).
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