Consider the following :
- Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops
- Use of mobile cannons in warfare
- Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?
Detailed Explanation:
❌ Statement 1 – Incorrect: Assessment of land revenue based on nature of soil and quality of crops was introduced by Sher Shah Suri and later refined by Akbar's Ain-i-Dahsala system under Todar Mal, not by the English.
❌ Statement 2 – Incorrect: Use of mobile cannons in warfare was introduced to India by the Mughals, particularly Babur at the First Battle of Panipat (1526), not by the English.
❌ Statement 3 – Incorrect: Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies was introduced by the Portuguese in the 16th–17th centuries as these crops came from the Americas (New World), not by the English.
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