Modern Indian History
In which of the following system of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interest of farmers?
Zamindari Settlement of Central States
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
Malgujari (land revenue) Settlement of United State
Lord Dalhousie’s annexation policy created resentment among the Indian states. The Hindus were afraid of losing their status as Dalhousie’s Doctrine of Lapse police did not justify Hindu laws of adoption of son as a legal heir. Fear of conversion to Christianity among the Hindus also there. Dissatisfaction among the Indian soldier broke out as they were deprived of high salaries and the facilities what the British provided to the European soldiers. The tight economic policy of the British made the condition of the peasant more miserable by imposing heavy tax and unpopular revenue policies.
When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, Mohammed Ali Jinnah who is considered as the founder and the first governor-general of Pakistan from 1947 to 1948. He is revered in Pakistan as Quaid-i-Azam.
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