Lesson 3 Ruling the country side class 8

what is a Diwan

• Governor

• Chief finance administrator

• cultivator

_____ and Captain ____ introduced Ryotwari System

• Thomas Munroe and Captain Alexander

• Thomas Munroe and Captain Phillips

• Captain Alexander and James Jean

Under the ryoti system planters forced ryots to sign contract called _____

• Thaki

• Satya

• satta

• Duhti

To increase revenue Permanent settlement was introduced by Lord _____ in year ____

• Cornwallis,1796

• Cornwallis ,1793

• Alexander,1793

• Alexander,1796

East India Company was appointed as Diwan of Bengal On month___ date___ year___?

• August 13 1765

• August 12 1765

• September 17 1678

• September 15 1678

Ryot - peasant

• true

• false

Mahal- Village

• false

• true

• none of these

Ryoti means to

• cultivate on planters Own land

• cultivate on ryots land

Nij means to

• cultivate crops in a village

• cultivate on planters Own land

• to cultivate indigo

The champaran movement was against

• zamindars

• indigo planters

• synthetic dyes