Lord Cornwallis is know for ____ .

Options

A. permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
B. attacking the caste system
C. land revenue settlement of United States
D. ryotwari settlement of Madras

Answer

A

Explanation

Permanent land revenue set tlement was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis in one fifth of British territory in India , including Bengal , Bihar Orissa , parts of Northern Karnataka , Varanasi and some other areas . Under it , the zamindars of Bengal were recognised as the owners of land as long as they paid the revenue to the EAst India Company regularly.