Lesson 3 - Rural Life Society

The Governor of Madras, who introduced the Ryotwari was...

• Lord Cornwallis

• Lord Munro

• Lord Clive

• Lord Hasting

The Word Ryot in other words is________

State True or False:

Under the British, Indian farmers grew more food crops.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

the farmers started growing cash crops under pressure from the British.

Why was the Ryotwari System adopted

• The System was adopted for their own good,

• The System was adopted because it felt intermediaries, Such as Zamindar. The revenue collected would be higher.

Who introduced Permanent Settlement system?

• Robert Clive

• The Company

• Thomas Munro

• Lord Cornwallis

The Indigo Rebellion of______ took place in_________.

• Bengal, 1859

• Bihar, 1564

• Orissa, 1866

The name of the company established by British.

• Land Revenue Company

• Eastern Indigo Company

• Cotton and Silks Company

• East India Company

Who exploited the peasants in the permanent settlement?

• Lambardars

• British

• Zamindars

________ were constructed across rivers to store and draw more water in canals.

• Dam

• Barrages

• Fish

the tropical plant which was a blue dye was extracted is?

• Poppy

• indigo

• Jasmine

• mint

• Blueberry