Statement 1 : The Permanent Settlement was rarely extended to any region beyond Bengal. Statement I : After 1810, the agricultural prices declined affecting adversely the income of the Bengal Zamindars.

Statement I is true as the Permanent Settlement, introduced in 1793, was primarily restricted to Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa [4]. While it was later extended to the Northern Circars of Madras and Varanasi, it was rarely applied elsewhere in India, as the British preferred the Ryotwari or Mahalwari systems in other regions [2]. Statement II is false because agricultural prices did not decline after 1810; instead, they began to rise [3]. During the initial years of the settlement (1790s), prices were depressed, making it difficult for zamindars to pay the high fixed revenue, leading to the auction of many estates [3]. However, by the early nineteenth century, the expansion of cultivation and rising market prices increased the value of agricultural produce, which actually improved the potential income of zamindars while the government's revenue remained fixed [3].

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 17: Effects of British Rule > 17.2 Land Tenures: Permanent Settlement and Ryotwari Settlement > p. 266
2. [4] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 9: Envisioning a New Socio-Economic Order > a) Zamindari Abolition > p. 117
3. [2] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 5: The Structure of the Government and the Economic Policies of the British Empire in India, 1757—1857 > Land Revenue Policy > p. 104
4. [3] Modern India ,Bipin Chandra, History class XII (NCERT 1982 ed.)[Old NCERT] > Chapter 5: The Structure of the Government and the Economic Policies of the British Empire in India, 1757—1857 > Land Revenue Policy > p. 102