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Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Malcom
  2. Matcalfe
  3. Munro
  4. Elphinstone

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Munro

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Munro šŸ“š Explanation: Sir Thomas Munro was the prominent British administrator closely associated with the implementation of the Ryotwari settlement system in the Madras Presidency in 1820. Under this system, the revenue settlement was made directly with the individual cultivators (ryots) without the intervention of any landlord or middleman. It remained a primary land revenue system across Southern India.