What Was the Primary Result of Introducing the Zamindar System

question 23

Multiple Choice

What was the primary result of introducing the zamindar system in rural India?

• A) Rent increases across rural India forced many families from their homes.
• B) The countryside became politically and socially stable for the duration of British rule.
• C) Farmers were able to become landed gentry, which mirrored the British system.
• D) Local gentry increased taxes and forced the less fortunate to become tenants or lose their land entirely.
• E) It facilitated the collection of agricultural taxes and created a stronger political system.

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