The Ryotwari System of Land Tenure refers to a situation where

• A. the Ryot is the owner of the land held by him/her and directly pays the revenue assessed on the land to the State
• B. the Ryot is an occupancy tenant of his/her land and pays the land revenue to the Zamindar
• C. the person cultivates the land leased from a landlord and in return pays rent to the landlord
• D. the land is collectively owned and cultivated on a cooperative basis