ब्रिटीश सरकारने जमीन महसूल पद्धतीत कोणते बदल केले ?
अ. ब्रिटीशांनी जमिनीची मोजणी करुन जमीन महसूल निश्चित केला.
ब. ब्रिटीशांनी शेतकऱ्यांना जमीन महसूल रोखीने भरणे सक्तीचे केले.
क. वेळेत जमीन महसूल न भरणाऱ्या शेतकऱ्यांच्या जमिनी ताब्यात घेण्याचा कायदा केला.
ड. सर्व शेतकऱ्यांनी जमीन महसूल वेळेत भरणे आवश्यक केले.
वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर आहे ?

The correct answer is Option D (All the above).

Key Points:
• British Land Revenue Transformations:
• Scientific Survey and Assessment: The colonial state systematically carried out cadastral surveys to measure cultivable land, evaluate soil fertility, and fix rigid cash demand.
• Monetization of Revenue: The traditional system of paying land revenue in kind (grain share) was abolished; farmers were strictly compelled to pay fixed revenue in British cash.
• Strict Timelines and Rigid Deadlines: Revenue had to be deposited on precise solar calendar dates regardless of crop failure, flood, or drought.
• Confiscation and Sale of Land: Under the Sunset Laws and sale laws, failure to remit tax on time led to direct attachment, forfeiture, and auctioning of peasant lands to moneylenders and outside bidders, creating severe agrarian distress.
• Key Takeaway: British land revenue reforms mandated cadastral survey, cash payments, strict payment deadlines, and confiscation upon default.