RULING THE COUNTRYSIDE

What does 'ryot' mean?

• Zamindar

• Peasant

• Villager

• Taluqdar

In which year the Mughal emperor appointed the East India Company as the Diwan of Bengal?

• 1807

• 1803

• 1789

• 1765

Who was the governor general during the introduction of Permanent Settlement?

• Lord Dalhousie

• Warren Hasting

• Charles Cornwallis

• Lord Ripon

Who produced and designed the floral cotton print during nineteenth century?

• Charles Frederick

• Thomas Wood

• James William

• William Morris

Among the following states,where the kalamkari print was created by weavers?

• Tamil Nadu

• Kerala

• Karnataka

• Andhra Pradesh

What is a Mahal?

• A revenue estate

• Kings empire

• Kings mansion

• Freedom movement

Before 1865, the Company had purchased goods in India by importing________&_______ from Britain.

• Cotton & Indigo

• Gold and silver

Name the revenue collecting system introduced by Holt Mackenzie during 1822.

• Ryotwari System

• Mahalwari System

In the Mahalwari system the revenue was collected by______

• Zamindars

• Village headman

The Munro System was prominent in which part of India?

• Northern Part

• Southern Part