Fill in the blank: In ......... the rights of the tenants on land in Bengal and Bihar were given by the Bengal Tenancy Act.

Explanation

In 1793, Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement, which granted many rights to the zamindars. By the 19th century, the demand for land increased and landlords began increasing rents. This period witnessed peasant revolts. Meanwhile, the Government of Bengal brought into force the Bengal Tenancy Act, 1885 in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha (applicable only in some parts of Odisha), in which the rights of landlords (zamindars) and tenants were defined.