Ruling the Countryside

Sunset Tax was the other name for:

• Ijaradari System

• Permanent Settlement

• Ryotwari System

• Mahalwari System

The authority to tax Bengal given to East India Company by the Mughal Emperor was called:

• Diwani Rights

• Civil Rights

• Land Rights

• Social Rights

Who started the Ijaradari System?

• Lord Wellesley

• Lord Cornwallis

• Lord Dalhousie

• Lord Warren Hastings

By what name Indigo Revolt is also known as?

• Blue Rebellion

• Blue Revolt

• Blue Mutiny

• Blue Rage

Which of the following wasn't a gain for East India Company through Diwani Rights

• Tax and revenue collection in Bengal

• strengthening of military power and posts

• salaries and other expenses for residents in India

• Acquisition of cash crops and other raw materials

• None of the above

In the Mahalwari system, tax was paid by the

• village headman

• zamindar

• the peasants themselves

• the British Resident

Thomas Munroe introduced the tax system called

• Ryotwari

• Permanent Settlement

• Ijaradari

• Mahalwari

The Indigo planters came from

• Scotland and Ireland

• England and Ireland

• Ireland and Wales

• England and Scotland

In the Nij system of Indigo Cultivation,

• British Planters owned the land and employed farmers and peasants to work in their lands at a very poor wage.

• Zamindars owned the land and forced the farmers to cultivate Indigo

• the farmers and peasants owning land, cultivated the crop and made high profits.

• The village headman signed an agreement that forced the farmers to cultivate the crop.

The Indigo revolt happened because of

• impoverishment of farmers and peasants

• East India company was not able to make profits

• the zamindars were making more money

• The price of Indigo rose in Europe