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Person Lord Cornwallis
Asked 10 times across 2 UPSC exams over 13 years (2011–2024), peaking in 2011.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 9 of 10 PYQs
- Most asked in 2011
- Recurs across 4 years (2011–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2011 → CAPF 2021
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (7 of 10) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CSE2024
With reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements
- Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities
- Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CAPF2021
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
- Permanent Settlement : Lord Cornwallis
- Ryotwari Settlement : Thomas Munro
- Mahalwari Settlement : Holt Mackenzie
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
CSE2017
Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?
- Lord Cornwallis
- Alexander Read
- Thomas Munro
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 3 only
- C 2 and 3 only ✓
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Modern India (1757–1857)
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