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During whose administration was the "Permanent Settlement" system introduced?

Q: Answer-During whose administration was the 'Permanent Settlement' system introduced?

The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. It was a land revenue system that fixed the land tax to be paid by the landowners of Bengal permanently.

A Warren Hastings

B Lord Wellesley

C Sir John Shore

D Lord Cornwallis

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