Ruling the Countryside

What is the literal meaning of the Greek word indikon?

• (a) Blue

• (b) Dye

• (c) From India

• (d) From England

................. is a plant producing blue colour.

What was the substitute for Indigo used by cloth dyers in Europe?

The Champaran movement was against.......................

• The American

• Zamindar

• Subedar

• European indigo planters

After the 'Blue Rebellion', indigo production collapsed in -----------. Planters shifted their operation to --------.

• Bengal, Haryana

• Punjab, Bengal

• Bengal, Bihar

The Ryotwari system was extended to entire territory of Southern India by:

• Thomas Munroe

• Alexander Reed

• Lord Cornwallis

• Robert Clive

Who started Champaran Movement?

• J L Nehru

• Rajkumar Shukla

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Rajendra Prasad

Who was Zamindars?

• Landlords

• Kings

• Slave

• None of these

Who started Champaran Movement?

• J L Nehru

• Rajkumar Shukla

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Rajendra Prasad

Indigo production was organized under two systems

• Mahal and Ryot

• Ryot and Nij

• Ijaradari and Nij