Ruling the countryside

What does 'ryot' mean?

• Zamindar

• Peasant

• Villager

• Taluqdar

Which year was Permanent Settlement introduced?

• 1807

• 1706

• 1803

• 1793

Permanent Settlement was introduced by whom?

• Lord Cornwallis

• Holt Mackenzie

• Thomas Munroe

• Robert Clive

What is a Mahal?

• A revenue estate

• Kings empire

• Kings mansion

• Freedom movement

What is Bigha?

• Unit of temperature

• Unit of capacity

• Unit of measurement

• None of the above

Who introduced the Mahalwari settlement?

• Holt Mackenzie

• Robert Clive

• Morris

• Warren Hastings

Who hold the responsibility of paying the revenue in the Mahalwari settlement?

• Village headmen

• Villagers

• Intermediaries

• Landlords

Who was Thomas Munroe?

• Governor of Madras

• Governor of Bengal

• Governor of Bombay

• Governor of Delhi

What do you mean by the term 'Plantation'?

• Rearing of animals

• A large farm operated by a planter

• A large kingdom

• None of these

What are commercial crops?

• Crops cultivated for tax paying

• Crops cultivated for own use

• Crops cultivated for sale

• None of these