Colonialism and the Countryside 1

Till 1832, a large area of land given to Santhals was demarcated as

• Damin-i-Koh.
• Twenty four kos.
• Santhal property.
• Paharias property.

Under the Ryotwari system, the lands were resurveyed

• every 10 years.
• every 20 years.
• every 30 years.
• every 40 years.

Taluqdar refers to

• Government official.
• King's official.
• One who holds territorial unit.
• poor peasants.

The life span of Maharaja Mehtab Chand was

• 1830-1889.
• 1820-1879.
• 1825-1863.
• 1832-1888.

Zamindars were responsible for

• extraction of minerals from the hills.
• cotton trade with the British.
• maintaining bahi khatas for the British.
• Paying revenue to the Company.

Professionally, Buchanan was a/an

• archaeologist.
• physician.
• philosopher.
• viceroy.

The jotedars, who were more powerful than zamindars in rural Bengal, were most powerful in

• East Bengal.
• North Bengal.
• South Bengal.
• West Bengal.

The Royatwari system was implemented mainly in

• Bombay Deccan
• Calcutta and Northern India
• Northern India only
• Bihar and Assam.

Village headmen in Bengal were known as

• Jotedars.
• Ryots.
• Amins.
• Amlahs.

The Company established its rule in Bengal in mid

• 1770s.
• 1760s.
• 1750s.
• 1740s.