Ruling countryside

1. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by the British in which year?

• 1793

• 1800

• 1857

• 1765

Who was appointed as the first Governor-General of India by the British?

• Lord Hastings

• Lord Dalhousie

• Warren Hastings

• Lord Cornwallis

The Ryotwari System was introduced in which part of India?

• • Bengal

• • Madras and Bombay

• • Punjab

• Orissa

Under the Permanent Settlement, the zamindars were expected to pay the British government a fixed revenue...

• • Annually

• • Monthly

• • Once in five years

• • Once in ten years

The Ryotwari System was introduced by which British official?

• • Lord Wellesley

• • Lord Hastings

• • Thomas Munro

• • Warren Hastings

What percentage of the produce was fixed as revenue under the Ryotwari System?

• • 50%

• • 60%

• • 33%

• • 40%

The Mahalwari system was introduced in...

• • Punjab, Awadh, and the North-Western Provinces

• • Bengal

• • Madras

• • Bombay

Who was the Governor-General when the Permanent Settlement was introduced?

• • Lord Cornwallis

• • Lord Curzon

• • Lord Dalhousie

• • Lord Canning

The Indigo Rebellion occurred in which year?

• • 1757

• 1859

• 1800

• 1900

The demand for Indigo increased in Britain because of...

• • Its use in medicines

• • Its use in food coloring

• • The rise of cotton textile industries

• • The demand for dyes in the leather industry