Correct Option (B)
The correct matching is I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C.
- I. Land allotted to big feudal landlords corresponds to the Jagirdari System. Under this system, land assignments (jagirs) were granted to individuals, often for military service or administrative duties, who then collected revenue from the cultivators.
- II. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors corresponds to the Zamindari System. In this system, zamindars were recognized as landowners and were responsible for collecting revenue from the peasants and remitting it to the state.
- III. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift, or sell corresponds to the Ryotwari System. This system established a direct relationship between the government and the individual cultivator (ryot), who was recognized as the owner of the land.
- IV. Revenue settlements made at the village level correspond to the Mahalwari System. In this system, the settlement was made with the village community (mahal) as a whole, which collectively owned the land and was responsible for revenue payment.
Incorrect Options:
Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately match the land tenure systems with their defining characteristics as established during British rule in India.
- Option A incorrectly pairs II-C (revenue farmers with Mahalwari) and IV-D (village level with Zamindari).
- Option C incorrectly pairs I-C (feudal landlords with Mahalwari), II-D (revenue farmers with Zamindari), III-A (each peasant with Jagirdari), and IV-B (village level with Ryotwari).
- Option D incorrectly pairs I-B (feudal landlords with Ryotwari), II-A (revenue farmers with Jagirdari), III-C (each peasant with Mahalwari), and IV-D (village level with Zamindari).